Thousands of students were evacuated on Friday from several schools in Australia following “numerous bomb threats” made to them as they opened after long Christmas holidays, sparking multiple police operations.
Several schools in New South Wales and Victoria were evacuated and went into lockdown after receiving bomb threats this morning, police said. However, the calls turned out to be hoax, they said.
The threats came on the first day of the opening of the schools after the long Christmas break, leading to multiple police operations, media reports said.
Seven schools in New South Wales (NSW) went into lockdown following threats. local police confirmed schools in Penrith, Richmond, Mona Vale, Ambarvale, Woolooware, Ulladulla and lake Illawarra were affected.
Victoria Police said they were aware of schools in a number of other States and countries had also received similar phone calls in the past 24 hours, ABC news reported. But police later said they were “satisfied that there are no imminent threats to schools”.