Police: Bomb Alerts at over 200 Schools, NAKA Dealing with Them

Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - The National Crime Agency (NAKA) is dealing with the threat of bomb attacks at schools, which were announced concerning more than 200 schools across almost all of Slovakia, the police reported on a social network on Tuesday, adding that they immediately took the necessary measures to prevent the possible consequences mentioned in the emails sent to the schools. "We're taking every measure we can to ensure that there is no risk to life and limb. The Police Corps doesn't take such threats lightly, which is why we've involved other police forces in the measures, in addition to NAKA officers," added the police. Bomb squads, dog handlers with specially trained service dogs and riot police units of individual police regional directorates were called out. On the basis of the evidence gathered, a NAKA investigator has launched criminal proceedings regarding the particularly serious crime of a terrorist attack. The perpetrator, if caught, will face a prison sentence of 20-25 years or even life imprisonment. "We're working intensively to clarify the act and track down the originator of the emails. We're also cooperating with other security services and foreign partners," stated the police. Bombs alerts were reported at schools in all eight regions of Slovakia on Tuesday morning. am/df