Man arrested after threatening on Facebook to kill 18 random people in Peterborough

A man has been arrested after making threats to kill 18 random people in Peterborough on social media.

Last night, Saturday July 22, police arrested a 36-year-old man from Peterborough on suspicion of making threats to kill.

One of the Facebook posts featured this photo of weaponsplaceholder image
One of the Facebook posts featured this photo of weapons

This followed a series of posts on social media in which a man appeared to threaten to kill 18 random people in Peterborough if £600,000 was not delivered to an address in Wharf Road.

A photo of a number of weapons, knives and blunt instruments was also posted with the message.

The man remains in police custody.

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