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Subsequent tweets, spiked with profanity, also take aim at the media and other Twitter users who criticized his posts.
Police said the teen was detained at a bed and breakfast in the southwestern coastal town of Weymouth in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and is currently helping police with their inquiries.
In Britain, tweeting messages considered menacing, offensive or indecent can lead to prosecution.
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