Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, Feb 20, 2026 (AFP) - North Macedonia police arrest man accused of planning mass murder

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2026-02-20
A 20-year-old man was arrested in North Macedonia suspected of planning a mass murder, authorities said on Friday, after being tipped off by US intelligence. Police said the suspect was inspired by the notorious Sandy Hook school massacre in December 2012, when a 20-year-old man killed 26 people including 20 children at a school in Connecticut. FBI investigators spotted threats on the social app Discord in late January and informed the US embassy......
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