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A Long Island high school student faces criminal charges after allegedly sending a bomb threat to an area middle school via electronic mail.

The school librarian at Herricks Middle School received the threat late last month. According to officials, America Online, a commercial on-line computer network, responded to a subpoena to release subscriber records for 16-year-old Michael Singh. He was later charged with second-degree aggravated harassment, a misdemeanor.

In the message, the sender said he planned to place a bomb in the middle school the Friday before the Jewish holiday...

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