Unrest after bomb threats Amsterdam schools – Telegraaf.nl

Three false bomb threats to schools in Amsterdam have Thursday caused a stir in the capital. When the schools were telephonic bomb threats come in, which could not immediately brush off the police as harmless. It was then decided to investigate the reports and the mayor and the chief public prosecutor to inform

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That sources said on The Telegraph After considering no explosives were found and all security measures were withdrawn, the police keep in mind that the messages.. by a deranged person are made.

The bomb handling police and gendarmerie a kind of “screen” on which quite clear whether a notification complete nonsense or possibly something more serious. In the morning when reports Schools in Amsterdam, there were indications that perhaps there was something more going on.

Also in London, Birmingham and Paris were there today bomb threats to schools which, as a precaution were closed.

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Mayor Eberhard van der Laan confirmed the threat, but wants nothing to say about the nature. Immediately after the announcement of the threat there by police, justice and the city government took security measures. An investigation has been launched to identify where the threat came from.

According to the mayor never be statements made about the nature and the type of measures taken. The incident would have nothing to do with the organization of the Presidency of the European Union, which takes place mainly in Amsterdam.

In December said Van der Laan still the chance of an attack like the one in Paris ,, very is very small. ” There would then exist no specific threat to the capital. The threat was not taken seriously by the schools. Across AT5 said Roel Schoonveld rector of the Amsterdams Lyceum that bommelder said that the explosive would be below the school. “If you know our building, you know it is difficult, place the bomb. We took the message too seriously and simply continued with the lessons. That people are so panicked, because of Paris’.

The police were present at this morning include the Christian comprehensive school Buitenveldert and the Amsterdams Lyceum.

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