40 Delhi schools receive bomb threat

New Delhi, Dec 9: Around 40 schools in Delhi received a bomb threat mail Monday morning with the sender demanding USD 30,000, prompting a multi-agency search of the premises but “nothing suspicious was found”, a police said.
The threat was sent in a single e-mail marked to the some of the city’s prominent schools including DPS RK Puram; GD Goenka, Paschim Vihar; The British School, Chanakyapuri; The Mother’s International, Aurobindo Marg; Modern School, Mandi House; DPS Vasant Kunj; Delhi Police Public School, Safdarjung; DPS East of Kailash and Salwan Public Schools.
Most schools that received the threat suspended classes and sent students back home. Officials said the premises of the schools that received the threat were thoroughly checked and nothing suspicious was found.
Bomb threat at Agra airport
The Agra airport received a bomb threat through an email on Monday, prompting a thorough search by security agencies but “nothing suspicious was found”, police said. The Kheria Airport serves as a civil aviation facility as well as a base station for the Air Force. “An email was received by the manager of Indigo Airlines, at the Agra Airport at about 11:56 am on Monday that a bomb has been placed in the bathroom of the airport premises,” Assistant Commissioner of Police told PTI, adding that the premises were searched but nothing suspicious was found. (PTI)