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An 11-year-old US boy faked his own kidnapping to avoid bringing home a bad school report.

The pupil claimed a man in a red car grabbed him as he left school in Huntsville, Alabama, and forced him into the vehicle.

He told police that the man was armed with a pistol and told him: "I'm going to take you somewhere and kill you."

The boy claimed that he managed to jump out of the car, leaving behind his school bag which contained his report, and ran to his grandparents' house.

Sgt Mark Roberts said police were suspicious that the boy had somehow been able to escape with his band instrument, but not his bag.

The boy eventually confessed to making the whole thing up to cover for his bad grades. His grandfather called police to apologise and report the boy's story.

Police said the boy faces no charges at this time. The whereabouts of the school bag and report card are still unknown, reports the Huntsville Times.