Bomb Threats Against Schools: »Disgusting Attacks«

Hundreds of schools have received mail with bomb threats in recent days; investigators speak of a nationwide threatening wave. The Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of Education Sven Teuber finds clear words.

Following the nationwide wave of threats against schools in Germany, the Federal Ministry of the Interior sees the states as primarily responsible, but considers support from the Federal Criminal Police Office possible. As a general rule, such phenomena that occur nationwide are always reported to the BKA by the states, a ministry spokeswoman said in Berlin on Wednesday in response to a query from the dts news agency. If this develops a "certain…

Hundreds of NRW schools have received an e-mail with a bomb threat in the past few days. The police quickly issued a warning - but the excitement among other things with some parents was great.

MAINZ. After the series of bomb threats at schools nationwide – more than 50 of them in Rhineland-Palatinate – Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer praised the handling of all those responsible. "Overall, one has dealt with them very sovereignly along the danger and crisis plans", said the SPD politician in Mainz. Praises his state government: Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer (SPD). Photo: A. Heimann / Alexander Schweitzer There had been good …