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Hundreds of Schools in UK, Hungary, Serbia Sent Bomb Threats
Authorities said the emailed threats forced evacuations at some schools, but no bombs were found and investigators are treating the messages as a hoax.
- On Monday, hundreds of schools across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary, and Serbia received bomb threats that authorities confirmed were hoaxes originating outside Europe. Many establishments evacuated immediately, though no bombs were found.
- Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan reported 160 schools received emails signed "Allahu Akbar" claiming to be "from Islamists threatening that Sharia law will be brought into our country and that there are viable devices within those school settings."
- Parents rushed to collect children within 30 to 40 minutes as schools operated on Police advice to treat threats as worst-case scenarios. Head teachers later complained of receiving "conflicting advice" from multiple agencies, complicating their response.
- Gabor Posfai, Hungary's interior minister, confirmed threats against over 70 schools in his country were unfounded. Serbia's state broadcaster reported more than 100 schools also received bomb threats.
- Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson stated Police are treating the matter as a hoax while enquiries continue. Authorities emphasized the threats caused significant alarm but are not currently considered viable risks to the public.
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Hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary and Serbia received bomb alerts on Monday leading to the evacuation of some of the institutions, the local authorities announced.
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Hundreds of schools in UK, Hungary, Serbia sent bomb threats
Hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary and Serbia were sent bomb threats on Monday, with some evacuated as authorities said the warnings appeared to be a hoax.It is not yet known whether the incidents were connected to each other."Police investigating the circumstances of threatening emails sent to schools across Northern Ireland this morning...
Monday's wave of bomb threats at schools was not a student prank. On Tuesday, more Budapest high schools received threats.
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