Police respond to active shooter alert at US university

SWAT teams clearing building on Villanova campus in Pennsylvania

Police are responding to a report of an active shooter at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, where students have been instructed to shelter in place.

SWAT teams arrived at Villanova, a private Catholic university in a suburb of Philadelphia, after receiving a dispatch on Thursday afternoon.

Students and nearby residents were instructed to shelter in place, while people on campus were told to lock or barricade the doors.

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(RT.com)

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