Several schools in Shimla receive hoax bomb threats

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Panic gripped Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla on Wednesday after several private schools received bomb threat emails. According to The Tribune, several prominent private schools in Shimla received the threatening emails, saying explosives had been placed in school buildings.

Police teams, along with bomb disposal squads, were rushed to the schools after alerts were raised. However, no such explosives were found and the classes resumed later.

Police officials were quoted by The Tribune as saying that the situation is under control. They said the police are trying to ascertain the source of the emails.

Earlier, similar threat emails had been received by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, several sessions courts, deputy commissioners’ offices, office of the chief secretary and the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat, the report added.