Alleged announcements of attacks on around 20 schools in Berlin spread via several messaging services led to riots in the capital. In POLICE At least 900 calls were received via emergency numbers, a spokesman said.
According to police, the announcement was “false information intended to inspire fear.” Police warned about disinformation and fake news on Platform X. “We have no indication of any specific danger or threat,” authorities said.
Police will be present around the school to be able to respond quickly to incidents if necessary, he said. Prevention workers in the area were sent to various schools, for example to provide communication offers to school management.
There was a lot of reaction online to the police information. Parental talk “it’s going through a storm right now,” for example, is written there. One father said: “My son showed me the threatening video; he’s scared, so are his classmates. They won’t go to school tomorrow. I’m scared too. Please do something.”
The threatening message was sent to several school groups, and several institutions were mentioned in it.
Police want to increase their presence due to the impact of the virus. Details are being worked out, he said. Based on his own statement, the police are currently investigating allegations of disturbing public peace by threatening to commit a criminal act. Now it is being investigated who is behind the spread of this message.
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