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Numerous Jewish Schools in Britain Receive Pre-recorded Bomb Threats

Alarming calls are being made to many schools in Britain, but they are believed to be a hoax

by
Jonathan Zalman
February 08, 2016
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British students listen during class in Stockport, England, December 7, 2006. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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British students listen during class in Stockport, England, December 7, 2006. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

At least nine Jewish schools in the UK received an alarming message on Monday morning, when a phone call was placed to each school with an American-accented voice making a bomb threat with “Arabic or Islamic” music playing in the background. No bombs were found, and the bomb threat is believed to be pre-recorded. It has been largely reported as a hoax.

UPDATE: The 9 ‘bomb threats’ made to Jewish schools in the UK today are believed to be a hoax. pic.twitter.com/DOjljdoixl



— Shomrim London (@shomrimlondon) February 8, 2016

Still, non-Jewish school received the threats as well, reported the Jerusalem Post, in London and Birmingham, and other parts of the country. A couple days ago, similar bomb threats were reported, but, again, these calls were portrayed as a hoax.

Jonathan Zalman is a writer and teacher based in Brooklyn.