Due to a bomb threat: 19-year-old from Mödling taken in custody!

Due to a bomb threat: 19-year-old from Mödling taken in custody!

Guntramsdorf, Österreich - The security situation at schools is currently tense after a bomb threat against the new middle school in Guntramsdorf was received on June 17, 2025. As OE24 , the threat was sent on Monday morning by email. The school was then evacuated immediately, but the search for the premises was negative, so that no dangerous objects were found.

The rapid investigation led to the identification of a 19-year-old man from the Mödling district as a suspected author of the threat. At the order of the Wiener Neustadt public prosecutor's office, the suspect was brought to a judiciary due to the risk of blackout and the risk of another crime inspection. The accused has not yet been confessed. During a house search, several electronic devices, including a smartphone, a notebook and a PC, were ensured to collect further evidence. The evaluation of these data carriers is currently further .

amoclauf in Graz

These events follow a worrying amoclauf series that took place in Graz on Tuesday. According to reports, a 21-year-old man shot about several students and teachers, although ten people did not survive this attack. The State Police Directorate of Styria confirmed the incidents and found that the perpetrator committed suicide. In the gunner's apartment, the police found a pipe bomb and a farewell video to his mother before .

In addition, a farewell letter was found, while the firearms, a shotgun and a pistol that the perpetrator used was legally obsessed. Despite the reports on bullying and the perpetrator's school career, there are no official confirmations. The police were confronted with further threats that run out of steps, which has increased the concern about the security situation. On the same day there were threats against Graz Central Station and another school in Graz .

security measures and the context of school violence

The incidents in Austria are part of a worrying trend. A look at the United States shows that 35 shootouts have already been registered in schools throughout 2024, in which at least one person was injured in any case. During the same period, there were 17 fatalities through shootings at schools Show . Schools are increasingly trying to take security measures, including the installation of metal detectors and the increased presence of security forces.

The social and psychological effects of such incidents are enormous, both for students and for teachers. The Legacy Online School emphasizes the need for a safe learning environment and invests in resource -based approaches to mental health to help the entire school community in these uncertain times and to raise awareness of such incidents.