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Bomb threats to four Chandigarh schools trigger extensive searches
Someone sent scary emails saying there were bombs at four schools in a city called Chandigarh.
The schools that got these messages were Carmel Convent School, St John's High School, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, and St Stephen's School.
The police took the threats very seriously.
They sent special teams with dogs that can sniff out dangerous things.
The teams searched the schools very carefully.
They also checked the areas right next to the schools.
After all that searching, they did not find any bomb or anything dangerous.
Extra security was added around the schools to keep everyone safe.
The police are now working to figure out who sent the emails.
They want to find the person who made these frightening threats.
Four schools in Chandigarh received bomb threat emails on Tuesday morning, prompting police and security agencies to search the premises.
The targeted schools were Carmel Convent School in Sector 9-B, St John's High School and Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School in Sector 26, and St Stephen's School in Sector 45-B.
Bomb detection and disposal personnel, sniffer dog squads, and police teams conducted thorough searches of the campuses and adjoining areas.
No bomb or suspicious object was found at any of the four schools despite exhaustive searches.
Police have launched a technical investigation to trace the source of the threat emails and identify the person responsible.
- Who
- Police and security agencies in Chandigarh, along with bomb disposal teams and sniffer dog squads; four schools and an unidentified person who sent the threat emails.
- What
- Four schools received bomb threat emails, triggering extensive searches in which no bomb or suspicious object was found.
- Where
- Chandigarh, at schools in Sectors 9-B, 26, and 45-B.
- When
- Tuesday morning.
- Why
- Someone sent threatening communications targeting the schools; police are investigating to trace the source and identify the responsible person.
Key facts
- Location
- Chandigarh, India
- Schools affected
- 4
- Affected schools
- Carmel Convent School (Sector 9-B), St John's High School and Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School (Sector 26), St Stephen's School (Sector 45-B)
- Time of threats
- Tuesday morning
- Nature of threat
- Bomb threat emails
- Search outcome
- No bomb or suspicious object found
- Security response
- Police, bomb detection and disposal personnel, and sniffer dog squads searched campuses and adjoining areas
- Investigation
- Technical investigation launched to trace the source of the emails
Sources
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