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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bomb threats posted on social media disrupted lessons in two universities right here on Monday, October 21.
The Cebu Technological College (CTU) predominant campus and the Cebu Institute of Expertise College (CIT-U) canceled all lessons after receiving separate threats.
The police first responded to the CTU predominant campus after receiving a bomb risk at 6 a.m.
Based on college officers, they have been shocked that the official Fb account of CTU was tagged in a submit with a bomb risk.
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Within the Fb submit, the risk was detailed together with photos of the bombs that have been reportedly taken from the Web.
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“Bomb efficiently planted. Say goodbye, CTU predominant! You will have roughly 5 hours left,” learn the submit from the dummy account.
Members of the Explosive Ordnance Division (EOD) with their K9 models, together with officers from Cebu Metropolis Police Station 3, rapidly responded and inspected your complete campus.
By round 10 a.m., Colonel Antonietto Cañete, director of the Cebu Metropolis Police Workplace, declared the college secure from any bombs.
“As of this time, it’s formally cleared as our EOD completely inspected your complete campus,” he mentioned.
Cañete mentioned that they had a lead on who may need posted the bomb risk on the CTU social media account.
Though he refused to establish the suspect of posting the bomb hoax, Cañete mentioned they have been nonetheless investigating if the suspect was a scholar on the college.
At round 10 a.m., police additionally responded to a different bomb risk on the CIT-U.
College students from elementary to school have been evacuated after an nameless social media submit warned of a bomb explosion on the campus.
The submit acknowledged “Goodbye GLE constructing!” and was accompanied by a photograph of a time bomb.
After a radical checking of the college premises, the police additionally cleared CIT-U.
That is the third consecutive month that universities in Cebu have acquired bomb threats, inflicting worry not solely amongst college students but additionally amongst mother and father and faculty staff.
On September 21, the College of Cebu (UC) Lapu-Lapu Mandaue campus confronted a bomb scare after an analogous submit appeared on-line.
In August, UC Banilad additionally handled a risk, resulting in disruptions although no bombs have been discovered.
Cañete mentioned the police would file fees as soon as they establish these chargeable for the bomb threats.
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“To these posting bomb threats, there’ll at all times be penalties in your actions. We’ll file instances towards them as a result of this can be a critical offense. We’ll cost them below the Crime Prevention Act and different relevant legal guidelines. We’ll file a number of instances in order that they may pay for the harm they’ve induced,” he mentioned.
