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Bomb threat leads to 'Hold and Secure' at London school

Students at Woodland Heights Public School were kept in their classrooms Monday as police searched the school for a possible bomb.

According to London police, officers were called to the school on Springbank Drive around 1 p.m. Monday because of a bomb threat.

The school was placed in "Hold and Secure" mode while a search was conducted. A thorough search of both the inside and outside of the building yielded nothing suspicious, police said.

The investigation into the source of the threat is ongoing.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Middlesex Crime Stoppers.

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