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the country had also been targeted by similar threats, possibly coming from the United States, though it is unknown if the Oxford Spires bomb threat and the other hoax bomb threats were linked. On March 13th 2019, the school went into a lockdown for over an hour after an intruder was seen around the school's perimeter, apparently holding a knife. Parents were informed of the ongoing situation at 2:49pm, which was resolved by the end of the school day. No one was harmed, nor was school property damaged during the incident.
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