A Thunder Bay youth has been arrested and charged following an investigation involving a potential attack on a school.

An investigation began on Oct. 6 by a Thunder Bay Police Service hate crime investigator about possible online communication involving a threat to the public in Thunder Bay and another country.

"The Thunder Bay Police was assisted by the FBI, Interpol, and the RCMP," said Thunder Bay Police Service Acting Insp. Chris Carlucci. "The investigation determined a youth in Thunder Bay was communicating online with another person believed to be in another country to conspire and counsel each other regarding a potential attack."

It was believed the attempted attacks would have been carried out in the near future.

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