Palu high school gets bomb threat

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Palu I Junior High School received a bomb threat on Monday, forcing the school principal to evacuate hundreds of its students for safety. The threat that targeted the school was the second after a similar one in August last year.

Following the threat, the Central Sulawesi provincial police bomb squad was deployed to the scene immediately and combed the school area. The threat was proven to be false.

Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Victor Batara said that the police were looking into the motive for the incident. -- JP