Bomb Threats Against Schools: 15-Year-Old in Front of Linz Court

The student is accused of sending bomb threats via email on May 7 to three schools - in Linz and Traun in Upper Austria, as well as St. Veit an der Glan in Carinthia. He wrote that he had hidden a bomb in each building and that it could go off at any moment. He faces up to one and a half years in prison.

Bomb threats against three schools

The boy is said to be a lone perpetrator and has confessed, according to public prosecutor's office spokeswoman Ulrike Breiteneder. He cited "stress at school" as the reason for his actions. He threatened his own school, a friend's school, and a third one.

An educational institute was searched by experts with bomb-sniffing dogs after being alerted by the principal, but no dangerous substances were found. Another school search also yielded no results. The 15-year-old was quickly traced via his IP address and is now charged.

(APA/Red)

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