India News | Schools in Chennai Get Bomb Threat; Police Personnel Sent for Probe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Greater Chennai City Police said that bomb detection and disposal squads and police personnel have been sent for anti-sabotage checks at these educational institutions and action is being taken to identify the culprit who sent these e-mails.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 8 (ANI): A few schools in the Greater Chennai City Police limits received bomb threat e-mails on Thursday from an anonymous person, said police.
Greater Chennai City Police said that bomb detection and disposal squads and police personnel have been sent for anti-sabotage checks at these educational institutions and action is being taken to identify the culprit who sent these e-mails.
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"Bomb threat e-mails were received at a few educational institutions in GCP limits. GCP/BDDS teams have been sent for Anti-Sabotage Checks in these educational institutions and action is being taken to identifying the culprit who sent these e-mails. Public are requested not to be panic," Greater Chennai City Police posted on social media platform X.
Meanwhile, bomb experts inspected Thuraipakkam Private School with a dog squad.
Due to the threat email, many schools in the city closed early, asking parents to take their children home.
More information is awaited. (ANI)
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