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Thursday, May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
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May 12, 2016: Phoenixville Area High School in Chester County, Pa. was evacuated after a student said he had a bomb in his backpack.
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