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Teen threatened Montgomery County principal, religious groups, police say

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A 17-year-old Maryland student is facing charges after police say he made threats to a school in Montgomery County.

School staff discovered a voicemail message threatening the school's principal and various demographic and religious groups on March 18, police said in a release on Thursday.

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Police didn't name the school or the teen, who has been charged as a juvenile with with threats of mass violence and a hate crime.

Detectives with the police department's Behavioral Assessment and Administrative Unit said there's no credible threat to the community.

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