Over 70 detained in Poland over threats of attacks on schools
In Poland, detained 76 people due to incidents related to threats of attack on educational institutions. Against the background of the spread of reports about the so-called «криваву п’ятницю», law enforcement officers checked about 50 thousand objects.
This was reported by Polish police.
According to law enforcement officers, as of this date in the country recorded 231 incident related to threats of attacks on schools. More information about the nature of all these cases, the police did not disclose. At the same time, among the detainees were people who spread threats on the Internet or had weapons.
We will remind, in social networks on the eve of 9 October spread messages about the alleged planned series of attacks on educational institutions. This campaign was called «кривавою п’ятницею».
The threats came after two knife attacks that occurred in Polish schools over two days. 7 October 19-year-old man attacked with a sharp object students, school staff and passers-by in the city of Ostrolenka. The attack injured nine people.
The next day, 8 October, in the village of Leschidul-Noviny near Vyshkov 15-year-old former student attacked the school staff. 37-year-old janitor died from injuries, two more people were injured.
Due to the threat of new incidents, the police increased patrols near educational institutions. In some settlements, classes were canceled or transferred to a remote format. Investigations of threats and inspections are ongoing.
