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Bomb threats in Hungarian malls, teenager caught in connection with the latest school bomb threat wave
Authorities examined the Vértes Center in Tatabánya and the Balaton Pláza in Veszprém, both local malls, because they received bomb threats on 1 February. Fortunately, they did not find explosives in any of the buildings concerned. Meanwhile, they detained a Hungarian teenager responsible for the latest school bomb threat wave.
New bomb threats
According to index.hu, an unknown person informed the police about a bomb in Tatabánya’s Vértes Center, so authorities evacuated the mall and examined the building. Based on the local police, the issue is not connected to the school bomb threats of the past two weeks.
The Balaton Pláza in Veszprém also received a bomb threat on Saturday, but the police found no explosives in the mall.
We wrote that on 23 January, 313 Hungarian schools received bomb threats, but police found no explosives in any of the buildings. On 31 January, the same happened in the case of 44 institutions. We wrote HERE how students sent bomb threats to avoid going to school or writing a Maths test. We also covered the latest update of Telex concerning the bomb threat waves, suggesting that Putin’s Russia is behind the threats and Moscow is testing the capabilities of EU and NATO member countries trying to cause chaos and significant disruptions.
Good news: authorities caught perpetrator of latest school bomb threat wave
Police have detained a 15-year old boy in connection with bomb threats sent to 46 schools on Thursday, a spokesperson for the investigation told a press conference. Mónika Kész-Varga said the sender of the threatening emails had been identified as a boy living in a small village in north-eastern Hungary’s.
The suspect was questioned and admitted to having sent the emails “to terrify students so that they run away from the schools,” Kész-Varga said. The police searched the threatened school buildings and found no explosive devices.
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