Crime

Hundreds of UK Schools Targeted in Widespread Hoax Bomb Threat Wave

RecentNews.uk

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At least 470 schools in Scotland and 300 in Northern Ireland received hoax bomb threat emails.

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Police confirmed the threats were non-credible and part of a widespread distribution list.

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Some schools were briefly evacuated as a precaution before normal classes resumed.

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Cyber and fraud units are collaborating with security bodies to track the source.

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