Shock in Lower Austria: Bomb threats force schools to evacuate!

Shock in Lower Austria: Bomb threats force schools to evacuate!

On Monday, alarming incidents occurred in Lower Austria when over 20 schools were evacuated and searched due to anonymously received bomb threats. These threats were targeted to several educational institutions and produced extensive police operation. The state vocational school for mechanics in Stockerau was one of the affected schools Threatened. The management of this school also gave no information about the incidents in the late Monday afternoon.

The threat is directed to the Fleischer State Professional School, which is at the same location, was also given by the director of the Hollabrunner LFS confirmed. The students were brought to safety and gathered on the soccer field for the presence check. The police were in use with a large contingent, including 15 police officers and a special command with a sniffer dog, and searched the entire building thoroughly.

police measures and evacuations

A total of at least 21 schools across Lower Austria were initiated. As the Tips , the threats were transmitted by email and seem to have been created with the help of artificial intelligence. In the mails it was indicated that an explosion in one of the schools could be expected on Monday morning. Security measures were immediately ordered at all affected locations.

The police operations also included several schools in St. Pölten, where safety measures were also taken. For the time being, however, there was no confirmation of actual dangers, and no dangerous object was found in the affected schools either. The police also investigate a possible connection with similar threats from last year.

criticism and consequences for the students

The threats had far -reaching consequences for school operations. Students had to leave their learning documents in the building, which could significantly impair the implementation of school work and tests on Tuesday. The director of the Hollabrunner School regretted regret about the lost school day and its effects on upcoming final exams. The evening school was able to take place according to schedule, but 15 boarding school students were present again in the evening after the situation calmed down.

Fritz Schechtner, chairman of the neighboring Hollabrunner district farmers, informed that the employees were informed of the bomb threats, but the office did not have to be cleared. The State Police Directorate and the Ministry of the Interior did not give any concrete information about the incidents and mentioned that the media reporting could possibly attract imitators.

The investigation into the origin of the threatening emails is in full swing, and the police have taken the security measures in consultation with the education department. In view of these worrying developments, the situation will continue to be observed carefully. Comprehensive information on the incidents also includes in a report of the