Man Arrested After Threat Against Halmstad School Prompts Evacuation

The students and staff at Kattegattgymnasiet in Halmstad were sent home in the morning after a threat against the school. A man who is suspected of being behind the threat has been arrested.

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Man Arrested After Threat Against Halmstad School Prompts Evacuation
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”Kattegattgymnasiet has today received a threat against the school. The school management has therefore decided to interrupt today's activities and teaching”, the municipality writes on its website.

At lunchtime, the police stated that a suspected man had been arrested and is suspected of unlawful threats against a group.

”In parallel with the fact that patrols are on site at the school for safety reasons during the morning, an investigative work is underway that leads to a person who can be suspected of being behind the threat”, the police write on their site.

”A house search is being carried out at an address in Halmstad, which strengthens the suspicions. A man is arrested suspected of gross unlawful threats against a group”.

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