Bomb threats triggered the evacuation of three schools in Pas-de-Calais this Monday, January 13, including the Sophie Berthelot high school in Calais.
Three schools in Pas-de-Calais were the target of bomb threats on Monday, January 13. In the morning, the students and teachers of the Sophie Berthelot high school, in Calais, were confined in a room near the high school after being evacuated.
A poster posted
A poster left at the reception of the establishment created the alert, around 8:15 a.m. Law enforcement and a bomb squad were dispatched to the scene. The area was cordoned off. “The doubt was lifted a little before 10:30 a.m.,” indicates the rectorate.
The day was able to resume as normal before the lunch break and the cafeteria opened its doors to students. A mobile security team will remain present at the school throughout the week.
Two other bomb threats were reported a few kilometers from the Sophie Berthelot high school. The Jean Monnet college, in Coulogne, where the doubt was lifted, and at the Coubertin school campus, in Calais. A dog team is on site to remove any doubts, specifies the rectorate.
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