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Schools in Paris evacuated after bomb threats made

Thousands of school pupils were evacuated from six Paris high schools on Tuesday morning after anonymous calls were made claiming bombs had been hidden in the buildings.

Published: 26 January 2016 13:34 CET
Schools in Paris evacuated after bomb threats made
Photo: Twitter/HPouxx

The schools all received practically identical calls between 10:20am and 11:20am, police said.

Students at Charlemagne, Fenelon, Montaigne, Condorcet, Henri IV and Louis le Grand schools, all in up-market districts of the French capital, were moved to secure areas while police carried out searches.

“An individual threatened to blow up bags in several lycees. Searches were carried out at five of the schools but nothing was found,” a police source told L'Express news site.

Reports said that just as the threats were made, the headteacher of Henry IV discovered a suspect package. As a result the bomb squad was sent out to the school, but nothing was found.

With Paris still on high alert after the November terror attacks Tuesday's threats were taken seriously. 

The alerts were lifted for all six schools by the end of the afternoon.

Numerous schools in the UK have been evacuated in recent days after similar threats were made.

Photos: Twitter/HPouxx

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Danish fighter planes escort Ryanair flight to Oslo after bomb threat

A British national has been arrested following a bomb threat against a Ryanair flight from London to Oslo.

Published: 17 July 2020 13:26 CEST
Updated: 17 July 2020 15:02 CEST
Danish fighter planes escort Ryanair flight to Oslo after bomb threat
Photo: Berit Roald/NTB/Ritzau Scanpix

Airport operator Avinor confirmed the presence of emergency response teams at Oslo Airport after a Ryanair flight received a bomb threat.

The flight, which was en route from London to Oslo, landed safely in the Norwegian capital.

“All passengers have left the aircraft and are on their way to the terminal by bus,” Avinor press contact Cathrine Framholt told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.

Following the threat, the Ryanair flight was escorted by Danish fighter aircraft to Oslo, where it was able to land.

A British national was arrested after the aircraft landed, Norwegian police have said. A bomb unit was investigating the aircraft, NRK reported at 3pm on Friday.

“Police have the situation under control and have arrested a 51-year-old man suspected of being behind the bomb threat,” police said in a statement, adding that the suspect was British.

Police said the passengers had been evacuated off the plane, which was being examined by the bomb squad.

 

Denmark’s military confirmed via Twitter that two F-16 aircraft were used to escort the passenger flight.

“Danish F-16s have broken the sound barrier over Jutland with a subsequent loud bang. The planes are providing support in connection with an emergency. No further comment at this time,” the Danish armed forces tweeted just after 12:30pm.

The incident is the second threat against a Ryanair flight this week. A service from Dublin to Krakow was diverted to London Stansted Airport after a note was found in the aircraft toilet claiming a bomb was on board, media including the BBC reported.

No suspicious objects were found and two men were arrested following that incident.

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