13 Bengaluru Schools Evacuated After Bomb Threat By Mail: Cops

Thirteen schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats Friday morning through email, police said. The email claimed that explosives had been planted on school premises.

Police were immediately notified and have been searching the schools for any suspicious objects. Bomb disposal squads have been dispatched to Whitefield, Koremangala, Basveshnagar, Yalahanka, and Sadashivanagar Schools in response to a bomb threat.

In light of the bomb threat, one of the schools issued an advisory to parents.

“We are encountering an unexpected situation at school today. The school has received a security threat from unknown sources. As we hold the safety of our children at utmost priority, we have decided to disperse the students immediately,” the advisory read.

Last year, seven schools in Bengaluru received similar bomb threats but it turned out to be a hoax, police said.