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3 Delhi schools evacuated after email bomb threats
Hindustan Times··15 Sept
At least three Delhi schools received bomb threats on Tuesday and evacuated students. The British School, Sanskriti School and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya reported threats around 10.30 am to 10.45 am. Delhi Police, bomb teams, dog squads and fire services searched the campuses after emails arrived. Police said nothing suspicious had been found so far and were tracing the senders.
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What It Means For You
- Sardar Patel Vidyalaya told parents all students were safely evacuated and police were on site.
- Middle School exams there had finished; senior exams were paused pending a further decision.
- Parents said it was the first day of half-yearly examinations when the threat forced evacuation.
What's Happening
- Police in New Delhi district received school calls between about 10.30 am and 10.45 am.
- Threats arrived by email, prompting anti-sabotage checks across the three campuses.
- Authorities said searches were continuing and email trails were under review.
Which campuses were cleared
- Named schools were The British School, Sanskriti School and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya.
- Bomb detection and disposal squads joined dog squads and Delhi Fire Services at the sites.
- Police said nothing suspicious had been located when they updated the searches.
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