'Islamist' bomb threats close schools across Scotland and Northern Ireland
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- 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…
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‘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’.
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Bomb threat sent to 160 schools in Northern Ireland ‘not viable’, says minister
Threat not viable, says Stormont Education minister
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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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Irish Independent
Bomb threat sent to 160 schools in Northern Ireland ‘not viable’, says minister
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