“The school blown up” – Aftonbladet

Practical school incarcerated for even a bomb threat.

The seventh bomb threat in a short time in Uppsala.

– One person said that the school exploded in the air about 40 minutes, said police spokesman Christer Nordström.

Hands-secondary school premises cordoned off and ransacked after a new bomb threat against the school dialed in at 10:53 on Wednesday .

But earlier this morning, one of the school teachers received a strange call on his work phone, according to police.

– They were encouraged to keep track of an address on the same street. But at 10.53 we got then this bomb threat. One person said that the school exploded in the air about 40 minutes, says Uppsala police spokesman Christer Nordström.

Bomb Group seeking

Nothing suspicious objects have been found. But the school premises to be searched completely by police bomb group.

– I know that the national bomber protection should apply here. They have not found anything strange in the premises, but you are still says Christer Nordström.

At 15 o’clock police were aware that crawl the school.

– We have completed the search and taken down all the barriers. At school we have not found anything suspicious, says Christer Nordström.

What are your opportunities to track hotsamtalen?

– In certain situations, we can do investigations of how the calls come in. But sometimes they call from unregistered prepaid card and then it is difficult.

The seventh bomb threat in May

Bomb threat is the second uttered against Practical school in May. A number of other bomb threats have been made against schools, police and grocery stores in the last month. In total there are seven of them.

Do you see any connection with the earlier bomb threats?

– There we always look at, but so far we have not come now. Of those who were, we can say that there is no connection, but in these particular cases, it is too early to tell, says Christer Nordström.

Is it abnormally many threats right now?

– No, this goes in waves. But we have had a number of spring.

Wednesday’s bomb threat is classified as unlawful threats. According to Christer Nordström penalty is not enough deterrent:

– It can mess it up, and it becomes a nuisance for many. But the penalty for this offense does not bite.