More Than 100 Schools In India Closed Due To Bomb Threats

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JAKARTA - More than 100 schools in India's capital, New Delhi and surrounding cities were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving an email warning that bombs had been planted in the school environment.

More than 80 schools in Delhi and dozens of schools in neighboring Noida and Greater Noida were closed when bomb disposal forces, detection dogs, police officers, and firefighters were looking for explosives.

One news channel broadcasts an image of one of the emails that reads: "Kill them wherever you meet. There are a lot of explosives at the school. With God's permission, we will search for them into the fire," as reported by The National News on May 1.

Delhi Police spokesman Suman Nalwa said "no unwanted thing" was found in any school and its main purpose would most likely cause panic.

Police said the email was sent from the address of the Russian IP. Schools continue to receive warnings via email and a special team has been formed to investigate it, they said.

"Several schools in Delhi received threatening emails this morning. The email appears fake and doesn't need to panic. Delhi police and security agencies are taking all necessary steps according to protocol," the Ministry of Home Affairs said on social media X.

Sementara itu, pejabat senior polisi di Noida Badminhari70 mengatakan, email tersebut dikirim paling cepat pukul 4.30 pagi.

The panicked parents rushed to pick up their children from school after knowing the threat of the bomb.

"There was chaos here. Parents of course panicked. Then we found out other schools also received the same email threat. We received messages from the school and rushed to pick up our children," said one parent.

It is known that schools in India often receive bomb threats and warnings that turn out to be just a hoax from students who are dissatisfied, including some students who try to postpone the exam.