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Several schools in Chennai receive bomb threat

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TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Feb 8, 2024, 14:51 IST

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Multiple private schools in the city received bomb threats via email, causing panic among parents. Police are investigating and have deployed bomb squads to ensure safety.

Several schools in Chennai receive bomb threat

CHENNAI: Several

private schools

in the city received a

bomb threat

via

email

on Thursday, according to the

police

.
In response to the incident,

authorities

have urged the public to stay calm and avoid panic. Consequently,

parents

rushed to schools to pick up their children.
The police are actively working to identify the individual responsible for sending the threatening email to at least four schools.

Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads (BDDS) have been deployed to the schools to ensure safety and prevent any potential sabotage.
(With inputs from PTI)

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