Two schools in Budapest’s 15th district received threatening letters on Wednesday evening, prompting police to search the buildings on Thursday morning. Pupils have been moved to other locations while the situation is being investigated.
Two schools receive bomb threats
Two schools in Budapest’s 15th district have received bomb threats, prompting police searches and precautionary measures to ensure the safety of pupils and staff.
Kontyfa Primary School and Secondary School and Pestújhelyi Primary School received threatening letters on the evening of 14 October, district mayor Angéla Cserdiné Németh announced on Thursday. The letters were also sent to the local police station.
Police began searching the affected school buildings on the morning of 15 October.
Where have the children been taken?
According to the mayor, arrangements have been made to ensure that the children are safely accommodated while the situation is being dealt with. Where necessary, pupils have been moved to the Pestújhely Community Centre and Hartyán Primary School.
“The safety of the children and school staff is our primary concern,” Cserdiné Németh said in her announcement, adding that residents would be kept informed of further developments.
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School urges parents to keep children at home
Kontyfa Primary School and Secondary School has asked parents not to bring or send their children to school on Thursday, if possible. The school also urged parents to collect any children who were already attending its supervised care service. It said it would make arrangements for pupils whose parents were unable to collect them.
The threatening letters have also been reported to the police, and searches of the affected buildings began on Thursday morning. No further details about the threats or the outcome of the police searches were provided in the announcements.
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