8 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30
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Teenager arrested for planning highschool massacre in Spain’s Mallorca and trying to frame classmate

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A teenage boy has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca for threatening to carry out an American-style highschool massacre against his classmates.

The 14-year-old posted pictures to Instagram of guns and even an apparent plan of attack, prompting numerous frantic calls to police.

To muddy the waters, the culprit had posted the pictures through a fake account designed to frame a classmate for the planned crime.

The school quickly sent all students home and activated a protection procedure, while police worked to identify the owner of the social media account.

Several Security Citizen Brigade teams then took up positions around the school to stand guard in case the potential shooter evaded police.

In the end, police were able to unravel the plot and arrest the troubled teenager, who has been charged with public order offences.

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Walter Finch

Walter Finch, who comes from a background in video and photography, is keen on reporting on and investigating organised crime, corruption and abuse of power. He is fascinated by the nexus between politics, business and law-breaking, as well as other wider trends that affect society.
Born in London but having lived in six countries, he is well-travelled and worldly. He studied Philosophy at the University of Birmingham and earned his diploma in journalism from London's renowned News Associates during the Covid era.
He got his first break in the business working on the Foreign News desk of the Daily Mail's online arm, where he also helped out on the video desk.
He then decided to escape the confines of London and returned to Spain in 2022, having previously lived in Barcelona for many years.
He took up up a reporter role with the Olive Press Newspaper and today he is based in La Linea de la Concepcion at the heart of a global chokepoint and crucial maritime hub, where he edits the Olive Press Gibraltar edition.
He is also the deputy news editor across all editions of the newspaper.

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