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Middle school students evacuated after bomb threat

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LEESBURG - A southwest Georgia school that has been subject to threats of violence was evacuated Wednesday after an anonyous bomb threat. <br> <br> Minutes after the 1:30 p-m telephoned threat to Lee County Middle School, a second call was made. This time, someone claimed that ten blocks of C-four explosives were inside the school. <br> <br> Students and staff were evacuated before police arrived. Bomb dogs from the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany were brought in an found no explosives. <br> <br> Officials locked students in their classroom for more than an hour on Monday after the third separate threat over in six days. A message written on the wall of the boy&#39;s bathroom warned: ``You can&#39;t stop me this time. Someone will die, I promise.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Last week, two similar messages were written on the boy&#39;s bathroom. There have been no violent incidents, but officials have beefed up security. Two teen-agers have been arrested in connection with the threats.
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