• Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Eight Skopje high schools checked for explosives; police say false bomb alerts so far

Eight Skopje high schools checked for explosives; police say false bomb alerts so far
Skopje, 26 October 2022 (MIA) — Five Skopje high schools — Rade Jovchevski Korchagin, Orce Nikolov, Nikola Karev, Josip Broz Tito, and Boro Petrushevski — were evacuated Wednesday after the schools reported receiving bomb threats via email earlier in the day. After bomb squads inspected the premises and determined they were safe, the Ministry of Interior told MIA the bomb alerts were false. Later in the day, another three schools reported receiving bomb threats. They also have been evacuated and checks are ongoing, the MoI said. mr/