Hundreds of schools across the Czech Republic and Slovakia have received bomb threats, leading to closures and increased security measures.
Czech police said schools across the country received a threatening email on Tuesday morning, leading to some schools in Prague closing or altering their schedules. Meanwhile, around 270 schools in Slovakia received a similar threat, leading to police searching several buildings.
“We are currently investigating a threatening email sent to hundreds of schools across the Czech Republic, in which the sender claims the institutions have been mined,” the Czech Police said on X.
Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan added that police were “handling the situation in a way that ensures the safety of both students and teachers while causing as little disruption to the school operations as possible.”
In Slovakia, Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka promised an “uncompromising response” while President Peter Pellegrini added:
Such reports are increasing in a number of areas, causing growing concern, complications and real economic damage, and deserve severe punishment. I trust the police will deploy all their forces to ensure the perpetrators are found and deservedly punished as soon as possible.
On Wednesday, some schools in the Czech Republic received a similar again, however a police spokesman said there was no evidence of an imminent threat.
