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Hauts-de-France: terrorist threats sent to high school students’ phones
Hauts-de-France: terrorist threats sent to high school students’ phones
(France Info)
In Hauts-de-France, messages of a terrorist nature were sent to several high school students on Saturday March 23. Its author threatens to blow up 122 establishments in the region on Monday.
On the phones of several high school students, messages of a terrorist nature discovered Saturday March 23. Its author presents himself as a fighter for the Islamic State group and mentions explosive attacks on Monday against 122 middle and high schools in Hauts-de-France. There is concern among the students. “I’m afraid to go back to school”, “I think I will go but with fear in my stomach”some say.
Threats sent via the digital workspace of establishments
These threats were sent via the ENT, the establishments’ digital workspace. A site on which teachers, students and parents can communicate. The perpetrators allegedly took over certain accounts and then distributed their malicious messages on a large scale. Already last week, around fifty establishments in the Paris region were targeted by a similar attack. Teachers’ unions say they are concerned.
