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Burnie school placed under lockdown due to police search

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The North West Support School was placed under lockdown on Friday afternoon. Image / Supplied

A school in Burnie was placed under lockdown on Friday afternoon as police searched for a man in relation to an ‘isolated incident’ nearby.

The North West Support School at Acton went into lockdown as a precaution, the Department of Education, Children and Young People said.

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Tasmania Police said officers were in the area of Tilley Street looking for the man.

“As a precaution a number of facilities activated lock down procedures until the search for the man was completed,” police said.

“There is no risk to the wider community.”

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