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Five Saskatoon elementary schools were placed under perimeter lockdowns after a threat was made on one of the schools.

Officers responded to King George elementary school, in the 700 block of Avenue K South, after school officials alerted police on Wednesday around 8:30 a.m. about a threat left in a voicemail, Saskatoon police said in a news release.

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As a precaution, four neighbouring schools — Princess Alexandra Community School in the 200 block of Avenue H South, St. John School in the 1200 block of Avenue N South, St. Mary’s Wellness and Education Centre in the 300 block of Avenue N South, and Pleasant Hill Community School in the 200 block of Avenue S South — were also placed under perimeter lockdown.

By 11 a.m., the lockdowns had been lifted at the four nearby schools, while the perimeter lockdown stayed in place at King George until the end of the school day, at which time the perimeter lockdown was lifted.

The investigation into the source of the threat was continuing. No one was injured.