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The four-country school bomb threat wave

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Where it stands

Bomb threats affected hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary and Serbia on Monday, prompting evacuations in some places; alerts also disrupted a German school-leaving exam in Tatabánya. Police in Northern Ireland and Scotland treated the messages as hoaxes, but whether the incidents were connected remains unresolved.

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The story so far

  1. Update 1

    School bomb threats disrupt hundreds; no cross-border link established

    Police treated threats in Northern Ireland and Scotland as hoaxes, while searches in Hungary and parts of Serbia found no bombs. Who sent them—and which schools had reopened—remains unresolved.

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    • The sender’s identity, any cross-border connection and a complete school-by-school record of clearance and reopening remain unestablished.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Gábor PósfaiHungarian economist, political activist and businessperson (1982)1 report
  • Ryan Hendersonresearcher1 report

Organizations

  • Police Scotlandnational police force of Scotland, United Kingdom1 report
  • Police Service of Northern Irelandpolice service for Northern Ireland1 report

Places

  • EdinburghEdinburgh, UK1 report
  • HungaryHungary1 report
  • Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland, UK1 report
  • SerbiaSerbia1 report
  • St Colman's Primary School, Lambeg109 Queensway, Lambeg, Lisburn BT27 4QS, UK1 report
  • TatabányaTatabánya, 2800 Hungary1 report

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