Event 6fb1ac82-3121-4a23-920a-1d1aa6939408

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Sabotage Country: Latvia Attack Type: Bomb Threat

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/11.10.2023-kinderga ...

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Event Time

2y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Kindergartens get threat e-mails one day after schools in Latvia

Short Summary: Latvian kindergartens received threat emails overnight on October 11, following a wave of similar threats to schools the previous day. No evacuations required; police launched a criminal investigation.

Description

About 400 kindergartens in Latvia received threat emails on October 11, one day after around 300 schools had been targeted with similar threats. The emails were sent overnight, prompting immediate notification of the facilities, though authorities indicated there was no need for evacuations. The threats are currently under criminal investigation by the police.

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About 400 kindergartens received similar threat emails during the night on Wednesday, October 11, as were already received by about 300 schools on Tuesday.

State Police chief Armands Ruks told Latvian Television on Wednesday morning.

Ruks said the State Police (VP) immediately informed kindergartens that these were low-level threats and there was no need for evacuations at the facilities.

Officials of the State Police Cybercrime Combating Administration have commenced criminal proceedings.

Emails were received around 1 at night.

the emails were in Russian, sent from different e-mail and IP addresses.

police chief said on kindergarten management under no circumstances to panic and to inform police on receiving threats.

About 400 Kindergartens received similar threat emails during the night on Wednesday, October 11, as were already received by about 300 schools on Tuesday.

Police chief Armands Ruks told Latvian Television on Wednesday morning.

As previously established, the threat emails were in Russian, sent from different e-mail and IP addresses.

About 400 kindergartens received similar threat emails during the night on Wednesday, October 11, as were already received by about 300 schools on Tuesday, State Police Chief Armands Ruks told Latvian Television on Wednesday morning.

The emails were mainly in Russian, sent from different e-mail and IP addresses.

Related URLs

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/11.10.2023-kindergartens-get-threat-e-mails-one-day-after-schools-in-latvia.a527287/

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/11.10.2023-kindergartens-get-threat-e-mails-one-day-after-schools-in-latvia.a527287/

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