Bomb threats frighten schools in Austria!

Bomb threats frighten schools in Austria!

In a worrying wave of bomb threats, several schools in Austria were willing to alert. The recent threats were particularly directed against the AHS Wienwest in Vienna-Penzing, where there was a bomb threat on Sunday evening. Despite intensive police searches of the school building at night, no suspicious objects were found, but the school remains closed until further notice, as Vol.at

In Graz, five schools, including numerous elementary schools, were affected. While some children were warned in time and remained at home, the other schools had to be evacuated. A high school there was similar in Linz, and immediate police measures were required here. The situation continued to escalate when the same threatening mail writer, who is apparently a 20-year-old Swiss, made his threats against all 33 compulsory schools in Innsbruck. The students were evacuated and had to wait at collecting points under the supervision of their teachers. From 12:15 p.m. they were finally able to return to class after a all-clear, so OE24.at .

background of the threats

The suspect is responsible for a series of threatmails that have caused chaos in recent months, including evacuations of train stations and shopping centers. It is noteworthy that he has changed his strategy and is now addressing schools in his threats. Last week, this "bomb brain" prompted the police on numerous missions and thus once again created considerable stress and uncertainty for the affected schools and their students. The investigation is in progress and it remains to be seen whether the police can soon get the perpetrator to the route.