German schools receive threatening emails, police investigate
It became clear very quickly that there was not a serious threat, says police spokesperson
German police patrol the Hauptbahnhof, Berlin's main train station, January 17, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
BERLIN:
At least 11 schools in eastern Germany received threatening emails on Monday prompting police to deploy officers, but there was no indication of actual danger.
"We found out from some schools in Leipzig this morning that they had received an email with threatening content. They were threatened with violence," a Leipzig police spokesperson said.
Train station evacuated in south-west Germany due to bomb threat
At least nine schools in Leipzig and two in the city of Magdeburg received the emails.
"It became clear very quickly that there was not a serious threat," said a police spokesperson in Magdeburg.
At least 11 schools in eastern Germany received threatening emails on Monday prompting police to deploy officers, but there was no indication of actual danger.
"We found out from some schools in Leipzig this morning that they had received an email with threatening content. They were threatened with violence," a Leipzig police spokesperson said.
Train station evacuated in south-west Germany due to bomb threat
At least nine schools in Leipzig and two in the city of Magdeburg received the emails.
"It became clear very quickly that there was not a serious threat," said a police spokesperson in Magdeburg.