Mumbai school gets bomb threat, alert sounded

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Jan 23, 2025, 16:09 IST

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A bomb threat email initiated a security response at a Mumbai school. Authorities and explosive detection units examined the site. Similarly, two Tamil Nadu schools in Erode were evacuated after receiving email threats, which later proved to be hoaxes. Police and bomb squads conducted thorough searches at both locations.

Mumbai school gets bomb threat, alert sounded

NEW DELHI: A bomb threat email triggered an immediate security response at a school in the Jogeshwari-Oshiwara area of Mumbai, police officials said on Thursday.
Local law enforcement, along with explosive detection teams were promptly dispatched to thoroughly investigate the premises.

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2 schools in Tamil Nadu get bomb threat

Two schools in Tamil Nadu's Erode district were evacuated on Tuesday after receiving bomb threats, which were later confirmed to be hoaxes, police said.
The threats were sent via email to Bharathi Vidya Bhavan’s Matriculation Higher Secondary Schools in Thindal and Therkkupallam, located 7 kilometers from Erode, at 11:54 am. The email warned that bombs had been planted on the premises and could explode at any moment.
School authorities immediately informed the police, prompting the deployment of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, sniffer dogs, and a team of police personnel to both locations for a thorough search.

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