Panic over bomb threats to 13 schools

Cops start inquiry to trace culprits, sniffer dog teams conduct anti-sabotage checks

PANIC gripped Chennai after at least 13 private schools in the city received bomb threat through emails on Thursday morning. Multiple bomb detection squads and sniffer dog teams conducted anti-sabotage checks at the schools in Mannady, JJ Nagar, Anna Nag ar, Gopalapuram, Nandambakkam and Royapettah, among others, police said.

A police press release issued later in the day said that all the 13 schools were checked and the threat turned out to be a hoax. Special police and cyber crime teams have started an inquiry to trace the culprits behind the threat mails.