Florida teen is arrested after fake bomb threats force disruptions at Ft. Lauderdale airport, multiple schools

A 16-year-old from Dania Beach, Florida, was arrested on suspicion of making a series of false reports of bomb threats at several schools and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, authorities said.

The teenager, who has not been publicly identified, allegedly made the first call to 9-1-1 around 10 a.m., telling an operator, “about to do a bombing at South Broward High School,” according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office news release. The school, in Florida’s Broward County, was then immediately evacuated, authorities said.

Minutes later, according to the sheriff’s office, the suspect called 9-1-1 again, “threatening to commit a shooting at South Broward High School and Attucks Middle School,” both of which are located in Hollywood, Florida. “As a result, Attucks Middle School was secured in place,” the agency said.

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