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Florida Student Arrested for Threatening to Carry Out 'Columbine' Type Massacre

An 18-year-old student has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly threatened to carry out a "Columbine" type massacre at his Orlando high school next year.

Lake Brantley High School student Emmanuel Costas was arrested Tuesday after posting multiple threats on Facebook and in text messages that he was going to carry out violence against other students."It was clear he planned on carrying out this attack in the school lunch room," Altamonte Springs police chief Michael Deal said. "He admitted to sending these texts and he admitted to posting similar [messages on his] Facebook page. During his interview, he also made disturbing comments that he respected individuals that carried out the Columbine massacre."Investigators released transcripts of the text messages on Wednesday afternoon. One message read, "Everybody prepare yourselfs 4/17 let the carnage begin," while another read, "A day of terror will strike upon everyone's soul."Two days after these texts were r...

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