HOAX BOMB THREAT: Derbyshire police comment after schools receive 'threatening emails'

Derbyshire police have today offered reassurances after many of the area's schools received 'threatening emails'.
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National media reports say more than 400 schools across the UK have received hoax bomb threats.

A Derbyshire Constabulary spokesman said: “We have received reports of threatening emails received by many of our region’s schools.

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"Many similar instances have been reported across the country and we do not believe any of the threats being made in the emails to be credible or viable."

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The threats say that a bomb has been placed on school grounds and it will be detonated if demands for cash are not met.

The threats - not being treated as genuine - are believed to have come from America.