Police release statement on 'malicious communications' after schools locked down across Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA number of schools across Manchester were put into 'lockdown' today after what police called 'malicious communications' were sent to them.
The M.E.N. has seen an email understood to be from a primary school in Wythenshawe sent to parents of pupils. It said the school received 'a threat in an email this morning', and went on to say other schools in the Manchester area did as well.
The police visited and deemed everything to be safe after checks, added the email. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Multiple schools in Chorlton have emailed parents to inform them about the 'lockdown' and reassure them that children are safe.
The M.E.N. has seen emails from Oswald Road Primary School and Kenwood nursery. At Oswald Road Primary, 'all external doors have been locked'.
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