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UK, Hungary, Serbia schools receive hoax bomb threats

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Hundreds of schools across the UK, including Northern Ireland and Scotland, as well as in Hungary and Serbia, received bomb threats on Monday. Authorities are investigating the incidents, which appear to be hoaxes, and it is currently unknown if they are connected. Police in Northern Ireland stated that the emails contained a generalized threat and were signed with "Allahu akbar." AI

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UK, Hungary, Serbia schools receive hoax bomb threats

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    ‘Islamist’ bomb threats sent to hundreds of schools in UK, Hungary, Serbia

    Hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary and Serbia were sent bomb threats on Monday with some evacuated as authorities said the warnings appeared to be a hoax. It is not yet known whether the incidents were connected to each other. “Police investigating the cir…

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