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Hoax bomb threat emails sent to private schools in Noida, security checks underway

Hoax bomb threat emails sent to private schools in Noida, security checks underway
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NOIDA, Jan 23 (PTI): Several private schools in Noida received threat emails on Friday, prompting heightened security checks, though the situation remained under control, police said.

Senior officers, personnel from various police stations, bomb disposal squads, fire services, dog squads and BDDS (bomb detection and disposal squad) teams were rushed to the affected schools.

Intensive checks were carried out at the premises of some private institutions, while a cyber team began technical analysis of the emails, according to a police press note.