Teenager Arrested Over Bomb Threat In France | READ MORE
Faith Ukanwa
Oct 20, 2023
Teenager Arrested Over Bomb Threat In France | READ MORE
A 16-year-old pupil was arrested over a false bomb threat outside Paris, police sources said Friday, as French authorities scramble to halt a week of bomb scares at airports, schools, and landmarks.
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The spate of empty bomb threats has hit a country on high alert since the Hamas assault on Israel, the ensuing war in Gaza, and the fatal stabbing of a teacher in the northern city of Arras last week.
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The teenager was arrested Thursday over an emailed bomb threat in Saint-Ouen-l'Aum├┤ne, a town northwest of Paris.
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Around 1,200 people, including around a thousand pupils, had been evacuated from the Jean Perrin high school the suspect attended.
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No explosives were found following an examination of the site, and the teenager's exact motive remained unclear.
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Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said authorities had made 18 arrests over false bomb threats on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Most of France's major airports outside Paris were targeted, leading to evacuations, hours-long delays, and dozens of canceled flights.
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On Friday, France's Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said that 22 probes had been launched in connection with the false alarms.
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"There will obviously be convictions, we cannot let this happen," Dupond-Moretti told broadcaster RTL.
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He reiterated his pledge to crack down on "little jokers who have no sense of responsibility."
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"The parents must be there and I remind you that it is the parents who will pay the financial consequences," added Dupond-Moretti.
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Offenders risk two years in prison and a 30,000-euro ($31,700) fine.
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Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau warned that the punishment could be even more severe, adding that such bomb threats will now be considered a form of premeditated "psychological violence."
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Speaking to French newspaper Le Parisien, Beccuau said that such an offense is punishable by three years in prison and a 45,000-euro fine.
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"Minors will be brought before a juvenile judge," added Beccuau.
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