Bomb threat empties Cluj-Napoca high school, police find no danger

Police searched Báthory István Theoretical High School, a Hungarian-language school in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Monday after receiving a bomb threat, Cluj County Police said. Dozens of students were evacuated from the building as a precaution, Stăripesurse reported, while officers checked the premises and surrounding area.

The threat was reported to police dispatchers on 19 October as a possible danger to safety at a high school in the city, Cluj County Police said in a statement: "Following the report, police teams were mobilised to carry out the necessary checks. Following the checks carried out, no elements were identified indicating the existence of a danger." Classes were suspended during the search before resuming later that same day.

School staff said the threat came during the "Altfel" week of alternative activities, which made the evacuation simpler because normal lessons were not under way, Libertatea reported. Students were allowed to go home while the checks continued, and no students or staff were hurt at any point during the incident. Representatives of the school told the local news outlet Cluj24 that officers checked the building thoroughly but found nothing, and that the timing during the alternative-activities week meant the disruption to learning was limited.

Police said no danger was found and no device was identified anywhere on the school grounds. Investigators said they were continuing to work to identify who sent the threat and would take legal action against the sender once identified. Several Romanian outlets, including Digi24, Adevărul and Observator News, separately confirmed the same sequence of events on Monday afternoon.