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Gavin Blackburn

Northern Ireland and Scotland schools sent hoax bomb warnings, officials say

Dozens of schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland received warnings about a bomb threat on Monday, police and authorities said, with some places reportedly evacuated, even though officials said it appeared to be a hoax.

"This morning 160 schools received a threat...At this stage the advice to schools is that we're not treating this as a viable threat, but it has clearly caused huge alarm," Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan told reporters.

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