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Bomb threat made at Okmulgee school

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OKMULGEE, Okla. - Everything is back to normal after a bomb threat caused a stir at Wilson Elementary School Monday.

200 students were evacuated from the school after the threat was made. Officials say the threat was called into the school at 11:30 Monday morning.

School officials say an anonymous caller believed to be a child made the call.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol says bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in to inspect the elementary school and found nothing.

Several agencies responded to the threat, including OHP, Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office, Okmulgee County Emergency Management, Wilson Fire Department and the American Red Cross.

School officials say the school will  be back open Tuesday.

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