Newtown Catholic Church EVACUATED After Threat During Noon Mass

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Hundreds evacuated at Newtown Catholicchurch - the town's center of memorials andmourning - after BOMB THREAT hours beforeObama visit

Noon mass was being held at the St Rose of Lima when hundreds of people insidewere evacuated due to a called-in threatHeavily-armed Connecticut state troopers were seen entering church and doing

room-by-room search of religious education facility nearby'All clear' was issued at about 1:15pmPresident Obama was due to attend memorial service at Newtown High School onSunday night

By James Nye In Newtown, Connecticut and Thomas Durante

PUBLISHED: 12:52 EST, 16 December 2012 | UPDATED: 18:28 EST, 16 December 2012

The St Rose of Lima church in Connecticut was evacuated today during a noon mass after the churchreceived a bomb threat - in another traumatic day for a community rocked by tragedy.

Following the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Friday, tensions were raised

again at the sight of nearly a dozen camouflage-clad SWAT team members carrying assault weapons whorushed into the church and a nearby educational center.

The Catholic church that has become a center of grieving since the deaths of 20 children and six adults at thenearby Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Response: A SWAT team prepares to enter St Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church

Lookout: A heavily-armed state trooper prepares to enter a religious center adjacent tothe church


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Guns blazing: A Newtown police officer stands behind a tree with his gun drawn during

the bomb threat investigation

Injuries: A woman is placed into an ambulance outside the church was evacuated in

Newtown

With their guns drawn, police shouted to members of the public to stand back and take cover while they


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secured the building.

A woman who had apparently suffered an anxiety attack was taken out on a stretcher and placed into anambulance.

After keeping the public and media at bay for more than an hour, the police seemed to relax their posture andat around 1.30pm they were allowing people to lay flowers an candles at a makeshift memorial.

Evelyn Leon, 17, of Waterbury, 20 miles east of Newtown, said she was sitting in the back of the church with

her family when word came to leave the church.'Word filtered back through the pews that there had been a threat made and we had to get into our cars andevacuate,' she said.

Gripped by emotion: A man embraces a young boy as they look at a memorial in front of

the church


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Fleeing: A mother runs with her children as police, seen above, canvass homes in the

area near the church

Threat: A police officer keeps a hand on his gun as the unspecified threat at St Rose ofLima Church in Newtown


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Possible threat: Heavily-armed state troopers were seen entering the church, as well asan educational center nearby

Paying their respects: Candles and makeshift memorials have been placed on the

grounds of the church, pictured in the background, since the school shooting on Friday


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By candlelight: The church was the scene of a vigil, where mourners lit candles to honor

the children and teachers who had lost their lives in the school shooting

'Everybody was just rushing out. People just didn't know what do.'

President Obama arrived in Newtown at about 4pm to attend a memorial service for the 20 first graders and


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six adults killed in Friday's gun rampage at the elementary school by Adam Lanza, who also killed himself andhis mother.

The president planned a private meeting Sunday afternoon with families of the victims and with emergencypersonnel who responded to the shootings.

In the evening, he was to speak at an interfaith vigil at Newtown High School.


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Stationed: Armed officers stand behind trees with their guns at the ready while theircolleagues investigate

Presidential visit: The church is located near the high school where President Obama,

pictured on Sunday before he departed from the White House, will meet with the families

of victims of the shooting


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'As a nation, we have endured far too many of these tragedies in the last few years,' he said in his weeklyradio address Saturday.

'An elementary school in Newtown. A shopping mall in Oregon. A house of worship in Wisconsin. A movietheater in Colorado. Countless street corners in places like Chicago and Philadelphia... 'We have to cometogether and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this. Regardless of the politics,' Obamasaid in his broadcast remarks.'

The church has been a source of solace for many in the small town still coming to grips with Friday's tragedy.

It was the scene of an emotional candlelight vigil on Friday night, and a place where mourners havecontinuously stopped to reflect and pray.

March: Heavily armed Connecticut State Police officers walk past a memorial momentsafter the church was evacuated


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Remembering: The church has been a source of solace for many in the small town still

coming to grips with Friday's tragedy


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Place of mourning: Newtown residents flocked to the church on Friday night for acandlelight vigil held hours after the massacre

Police officers have also been seen at the church, praying and paying their respects tothe lives that were lost

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What do they mean bomb threat? I thought only guns could kill people... - Ruler of all Europe , Brussels, Australia, 17/12/2012 12:01

@ remember that saying they like to use................ Guns don't kill people. people kill people...

- frankiebadboipriest , ashingtoon, United Kingdom, 17/12/2012 12:33

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PJ BA United States if you care to read my comment properly I did not say Obama should not visit the victims or the town and I

thought his speech was wonderful, but to save this tiny village from being overrun further by out of town gawkers and paparazzi his

office could have told just the victims families and the necessary officials and limited major news press present to broadcast it. He

visits places all the time without total advanced news releases or details of exactly where he will be. Hopefully this week will see

some of the visitors, many of whom I know mean well, go home and this beautiful normally tranquil area of Newtown and Sandy


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Hook can start to heal. I hope that is possible.

- Julie12 , London, United States, 17/12/2012 12:11


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What do they mean bomb threat? I thought only guns could kill people...

- Ruler of all Europe , Brussels, Australia, 17/12/2012 12:01


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During the elections this year I was astounded as to how much the Republican party pandered to the hate mongers in their

electorate. You give them tacit permission to indulge themselves, they will and it seems that they are!!!!

- JacciR , Cape Town, 17/12/2012 11:32


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I'm 60 old, saw many bad things in my life, but I cry watching this angels pictures same as my private tragedy ...

- Yahu Pawul , Ruda Sl., Poland, 17/12/2012 10:56


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I doubt that there is a newspaper anywhere that would print the comment I am thinking about the sick individual who made this

threat!

- Philip , Birmingham, 17/12/2012 09:50


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Conservatives.

- parallel , manchester, United States, 17/12/2012 08:44


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These are the end-time prophesies coming to pass. People are fearing for their lives and acting out. It won't happen on 21/12 for

sure, but people have no hope and so live in fear.

- Dee Miller , Johannesburg, 17/12/2012 08:36


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There are some very sick individuals out there, a very worrying trend.

- Silver , Sydney, Australia, 17/12/2012 08:31



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It all comes down to their gun laws. Plain and simple. You allow all and sundry to keep firearms and someone is always going to

abuse them. You can see by the way the cops have their guns drawn at the slightest thing. Its far too easy to just go for your gun.

For a woman to have such an arsenal in her possession and not be queried, something radical has to happen.

- rob , wrexham, 17/12/2012 07:47


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