'Islamist' bomb threats close schools across Scotland and Northern Ireland

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What to know

  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland said 'up to 300' schools reported receiving the email threat and Paul Givan (pictured), Stormont's education minister, said it was signed 'Allahu Akbar'.S1
  • Paul Givan said the warning is not being treated as a ‘viable threat but it has clearly caused huge alarm’.S2
  • Threat not viable, says Stormont Education ministerS3
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'Islamist' bomb threats close schools across Scotland and Northern Ireland

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said 'up to 300' schools reported receiving the email threat and Paul Givan (pictured), Stormont's education minister, said it was signed 'Al…

1w Standard

‘Islamist’ bomb threat sent to 160 Northern Ireland schools – education minister

Paul Givan said the warning is not being treated as a ‘viable threat but it has clearly caused huge alarm’.

1w Irish Independent

Bomb threat sent to 160 schools in Northern Ireland ‘not viable’, says minister

Threat not viable, says Stormont Education minister

'Islamist' bomb threats close schools across Scotland and Northern Ireland

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What to know

  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland said 'up to 300' schools reported receiving the email threat and Paul Givan (pictured), Stormont's education minister, said it was signed 'Allahu Akbar'.S1
  • Paul Givan said the warning is not being treated as a ‘viable threat but it has clearly caused huge alarm’.S2
  • Threat not viable, says Stormont Education ministerS3
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Sources · 3 citations

S1 Dailymail 1 report · EN
S2 Standard 1 report · EN
S3 Irish IndependentLead 1 report · EN