Schools evacuated in Norway after bomb warning
HUNDREDS of school children have been evacuated from two schools during a bomb threat.
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Åkrahamn high school in Karmøy was emptied of all pupils and staff after a warning was given, South West police said in a statement.
Around 10:30am police were warned "electronically" a bomb was on the premises.
An official press release said: ”The bomb would go off at a given time somewhere in the school.
“Both the high school and a nearby kindergarten were evacuated. Students who were evacuated from the high school after the police recommendation sent home at 12 o'clock."
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Police have said they are taking the threat seriously.
Students were evacuated to the local church shortly before 11am.
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Around 500 students in 40 classes were taken to safety.