A bomb threat prompted a security operation at a private school in Casablanca on Friday, forcing administrators to restrict access to the premises before authorities determined the warning was a hoax.
The incident occurred at Al Jabr School in the city’s L’Oasis neighbourhood after the institution received an anonymous telephone call claiming an explosive device had been placed nearby.
School administrators immediately implemented precautionary measures, temporarily preventing people from entering or leaving the premises and advising parents to stay away while security forces investigated.
Police and local authorities arrived at the school and searched the surrounding area for possible explosives.
After completing their checks, authorities determined that the threat was false.
The school subsequently informed parents that the situation was safe and authorised pupils and teaching staff to leave. Families were then permitted to collect their children.
The incident follows a wave of similar threats targeting schools across several European countries earlier this week.
On Wednesday, Italian media reported that 312 schools had received bomb threats, prompting evacuations and security checks before the warnings were declared false.
Police in Britain and Ireland also opened investigations into threatening emails sent to hundreds of educational institutions, including schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Authorities have not established any connection between the Casablanca incident and the threats reported in Europe.
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