Three schools in Delhi receive bomb threat via e-mails

At least three schools of the national capital received bomb threats on Friday, prompting the law enforcement authorities to launch search operations. The students have been evacuated safely.

New Delhi: At least three schools in Delhi received bomb threat via e-mails on Friday morning, prompting authorities to launch search operations, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.

One of the schools, BT Tamil School, in central Delhi's Jhandewalan informed the DFS about the threat at around 9.12 am, he said.

In a message to parents, another school said, "Dear Parents, this morning the school received a security threat. As a precautionary measure, the police are in school for necessary security measures. All students have been evacuated safely. Once the school is declared safe, classes will be resumed".