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Jun 25, 2008 1:15 pm US/Eastern

School Locked Down After 'Ninja' Sighted In Woods

BARNEGAT, N.J. (AP) ― It's the case of the nonexistent ninja.

Public schools in Barnegat were locked down briefly after someone reported seeing a ninja running through the woods behind an elementary school.

Turns out the ninja was actually a camp counselor dressed in black karate garb and carrying a plastic sword.

Police tell the Asbury Park Press the man was late to a costume-themed day at a nearby middle school.

The lockdown began shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday and lasted until 9:30.

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