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BREAKING: Hundreds of Hungarian schools received bomb threat in the name of Allah, PM Orbán in hotline – UPDATED
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Hundreds of Budapest and country schools received bomb threats in the morning in Hungary. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shared a Facebook post stating that he was in contact with the Interior Minister via a hotline. He assured the public that Hungarian authorities were prepared to enhance the safety of educational institutions and investigate the motives behind the threats.
Bomb threats in several Budapest schools
According to Telex, the first mayor in Budapest to confirm the bomb threats was Lénárd Borbély, the mayor of the 21st district. He stated that elementary and secondary schools in Budapest had received bomb threats in the morning, prompting authorities to evacuate the schools.
He added that the local government had opened a summer camp for children whose parents could not take them home. He also announced that food would be provided for the children. The first institution to report a bomb threat was the Vermes Miklós Elementary School in Csepel. A Facebook post informed parents that they could pick up their children to take them home.
Rural schools also affected
According to Mandiner, approximately 20 schools in Budapest and across the country were affected. Promenad24 reported that authorities began searching the Németh László Secondary School in Hódmezővásárhely after it received bomb threats. Based on police information, the bomb threat emails originated from a single location, with schools receiving them in the morning. PM Orbán pledged to uncover the origins of the threats.
Telex noted that in some schools, the evacuation was so abrupt that students were forced to leave their phones and schoolbags behind.
Here are some photos from Csepel:
Krisztina Baranyi, the mayor of the 9th district, reported that two schools in her area were affected. Norbert Trippon, the mayor of the 4th district, wrote that five schools were targeted, adding that the total number of affected schools in Hungary had reached 50. He urged the public to remain calm and stated that parents had been informed and could collect their children. László Somody, the deputy mayor of the 18th district, confirmed that one institution, the Vajk-sziget Elementary School, had been affected.
In the 2nd district, the Fillér Utca Elementary School received a bomb threat. In Csepel, the mayor decided to evacuate kindergartens and nurseries as a precautionary measure.
Recently, both Slovakia and Serbia faced similar crises involving mass bomb threats targeting schools.
UPDATE: The number of schools affected by bomb threats has risen to 240, with threatening emails claiming to act “in the name of Allah.”
Government spokeswoman Eszter Vitályos announced today that the number of Hungarian schools targeted by bomb threats has increased to 121. The Hungarian police updated their article about the bomb threat and said more than 240 schools were affected.
Gergely Gulyás, the minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, informed the press that the emails were reportedly sent as an act of revenge “in the name of Allah.” He emphasized that Hungarian authorities are collaborating with their Slovakian counterparts, who dealt with a similar series of mass bomb threats in 2022 and have relevant experience to share.
Condone this type of “Senseless” behaviour.
Hungarians, even if they are of FULL blooded Hungarian DNA – or whoever they ARE – as a country- we should POLICE this repulsive “Heinous” practice in Hungary – and calmly, using the RIGHT facilities in REPORTING it to the responsible Government Department – commencement with the Police.
Elections approaching, regime propaganda and fabrications speeding up….
I agree with Mario. The common link between Serbia, Slovakia and Hungary is that all three are Russophile states with governments highly linked to Russia and subject to large amounts of Russian propaganda and manipulation. Muslim terrorists are not in the business of giving you bomb hoaxes. They give you the actual bombs with no warning. This fits completely into Orban’s narrative of the threat of Muslim “invasion”.
These bomb threats all conveniently targeted Budapest opposition districts and just by chance the only district outside of Budapest was Marki-Zay’s city of Hodmezovasarhely.
Telex Hungary reported that similar bomb threats also happened in Czechia. The Czech authorities noted similarities in the wording of the threats in different countries and determined that these on-line threats were coming from – Guess Where! – Mother Russia.
Not dismissing comments “others” have contributed in relation to POLITICAL motives – agendas.
It is the “Heinous” Orban led Fidesz Government, the DELIVERS – of the cataclysmic MESS and CHAOS we are living in, worsening by the day, in Hungary, that NEVER, never, never – must we RELAX – as we NEAR the National Elections in Hungary, what THEY may Un-leash – on “other” Political Parties, in Districts of Budapest, and throughout Hungary – in THERE attempt(s) to remain as the Government of Hungary.
Orban, the Fidesz Government – just FACTUALLY as we KNOW – ENGULFED by a Toxic Culture.
We Fight, we Challenge – and we will bring the DOWNFALL – of the Orban led Fidesz Government – by Fact & Truth.
“The Czech secret service has blamed Russia for a series of bomb threats against schools in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, placing more pressure on already strained ties between Prague and Moscow.”
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/19/czech-republic-blames-russia-for-bomb-threats-against-schools
Note how a Fidesz spokesperson has now blamed Brussels for its’ migration policy. It’s all Russian manipulation of Hungarian suckers.