An anonymous online troll has threatened a copycat shooting at Edinburgh University following the Oregon college shooting which claimed 10 lives.
On Thursday a shooter, believed to by 26-year-old Chris Harper-Mercer, opened fire at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg.
Hours before the Oregon killing an anonymous user, believed to be Harper-Mercer, used online message board 4chan to warn of his shooting spree.
But just hours after the Oregon rampage on Thursday morning another anonymous poster used the same 4chan board to threaten to commit a copycat shooting at Edinburgh University.
Mimicking the original threat, a new post appeared featuring an image of a shotgun and the words: "Hark, my brothers, the Beta Uprising is finally here.
"Don't go to University of Edinburgh tomorrow.
"To all the normies viewing this, keep checking the news, you'll see a lot of us on the news over the next few days."
The post was made in reply to conversation around the Oregon shooting.
The university declined to comment on the threats - directing all enquiries to Police Scotland.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police Scotland is investigating following reports of a communication posted to a website. Enquiries into this communication are currently ongoing."
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