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Tucson high school receives bomb threat

Apr 22, 2013, 10:31 AM | Updated: 12:48 pm

PHOENIX — Desert View High School in Tucson was evacuated Monday for a couple of hours Monday because of a bomb threat, according to a Tucson TV news report.

The school, at East Valencia Road near South Alvernon Way, began readmitting students around noon, after police found no explosive device.

No other details were immediately available.

Last week two Phoenix-area schools were evacuated because of bomb threats. No explosive devices were found at either North High or Longview Elementary schools.

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Tucson high school receives bomb threat