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CANTON, N.Y. (AP) — Students at the State University of New York at Canton are being asked to shelter in place after an anonymous threat on social media.
The northern New York school says it cancelled classes Thursday and locked down the campus after the second of two threats made on the social media app Yik Yak indicated that an incident may occur at noon. There were no incidents reported as of mid-afternoon Thursday.
The school said on its website that campus police were escorting people to their cars or dorm rooms from other buildings "out of an abundance of caution."
Police were investigating the threat.
Yik Yak is a virtual bulletin board aimed at college students. It uses geolocation tools that limit user interactions to others within a 1.5-mile radius.
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