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Jun 26, 2008 9:56 am US/Eastern

Fake Ninja Causes N.J. School Lockdown

BARNEGAT, N.J.

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Boy tries on ninja Halloween costume. (file)
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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. yesterday and lasted until 9:30.