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Tampa school plot foiled

Tampa School Bomb Plot Averted, Suspect's Friend Said There Were Signs

Nicolette French, a friend of Jared Cano, the 17-year-old boy accused of planning an attack on a Florida high school, told MyFoxTampaBay.com that the suspect told her that he aspired to another Columbine. The girl described Cano as kind of off and said that he sporadically talked about news that there was another Columbine thing going on at Tampa Bay Tech, or one of those other schools, MyFoxTampaBay.com reported.
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Tampa Police Prevented Teen's Columbine-style School Plot

Jared Cano was expelled from the Florida school more than a year ago for an off-campus incident. It is alleged that Cano planned to set off many homemade pipe bombs on the first day of school next week. Two assistant principals were also targets, authorities have told the media.
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Teen Planned Tampa School Bomb Plot: Police

Tampa law enforcement officials took a 17-year-old male into custody after they discovered that the boy was planning an attack on a local high school, Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor said Wednesday. Police said that they found explosive materials and a manifesto outlining a minute-by-minute attack on Freedom High School in the teenager's room.
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