KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 37 police reports have been lodged in connection with the bomb hoax involving schools nationwide as of 2pm on Wednesday (Nov 22), says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain
"The police reports were lodged in nine states and involved international schools, private schools and government-assisted schools," he said when contacted.
The highest number of reports were in Selangor with 15 cases involving 11 international schools and four private schools, followed by Kuala Lumpur and Johor with six cases each.
Penang recorded three cases, Perak and Negri Sembilan have two cases each, while Kedah, Sabah and Sarawak each have one case.
Prior to this, Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that a total of 21 police reports have been lodged in connection with the bomb hoax involving schools in the Klang Valley.
He said 15 police reports involving 14 schools were recorded in the state.
"School sessions went on normally after the bomb disposal unit did not find any bomb or explosive. We assure the public that the schools are safe and the situation is under control," he said when contacted on Wednesday.
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Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said city police received six reports over the bomb hoax.
It was reported that at least 19 schools were affected over an email containing a bomb hoax on Tuesday (Nov 21).
The email, which caused classes to come to a halt at the schools, was believed to have also been sent to 70 schools in Jamaica earlier this month.
On the emails, Razarudin had said an investigation of its contents found that it was originally written in English and translated into Bahasa Malaysia.
“The same contents were also sent to 70 schools in Jamaica on Nov 12 using the same email service provider.
“The investigation now is focussing on whether the incident in Malaysia is related to the incident in Jamaica," he said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Besides Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, schools in Johor, Penang, Perak and Negri Sembilan also reported receiving the email.
Razarudin said police have opened investigations under Section 507 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for misuse of network facilities.
“We give our assurance that the safety of students and teachers is guaranteed nationwide,” he said.
