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HALIFAX- There will be an increased presence of police officers at the Akerley campus of the Nova Scotia Community College Friday, one day after a lockdown as a result of a threatening phone call.

Just after 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, NSCC said it received a call threatening to harm students on campus.

Halifax Regional Police and RCMP swarmed the campus, sweeping buildings for suspects and threats. The campus was evacuated, individuals searched and their vehicles checked before they left the area.

Situation in hand: finishing evacuation, doing final checks/bldg sweep. No threat confirmed on campus at this point. Thanks for cooperation. — Halifax_Police (@HfxRegPolice) February 26, 2015

Halifax police have surrounded the Akerley Campus of the NSCC. pic.twitter.com/PgfHbyEXBN — Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) February 26, 2015

NSCC was put on lockdown as a result of the investigation, which was lifted about five hours later when police declared that no threats were found.

Sgt. Rob Lowther with Halifax Regional Police said the next step in the investigation is determining who made the call, where it originated from and the legitimacy of the threat.

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Officers will investigate threat to NSCC Akerley campus to determine where phone call came from & legitimacy of the threat to the school — Halifax_Police (@HfxRegPolice) February 26, 2015

But Lowther said police are confident the campus is safe for students to return to on Friday.

“We wouldn’t allow people to go back in if we didn’t feel it was absolutely safe to do to. They went through. They swept the building. It’s safe to return today,” he said. Tweet This

The threat comes amid heightened nerves two weeks after an alleged mass murder plot at the Halifax Shopping Centre was foiled by police.

Parents await at PA High to pick up students from Locked down NSCC pic.twitter.com/KL51hOvFkW — RAY BRADSHAW (@RAYBRADSHAW4) February 26, 2015