A wave of bomb threats caused major disruption in Zagreb after dozens of schools in the Croatian capital were evacuated, with students, teachers and other staff forced to leave their buildings and classes canceled in affected institutions. The reports say the threats were sent to schools in Zagreb, while similar alerts were also recorded in other parts of Croatia, including the Dubrovnik area, turning the incident into a broader security issue rather than an isolated event.
According to the reports, several secondary schools in Zagreb received warnings about explosive devices early in the day, prompting immediate evacuations and police deployment to the scene. The coverage states that officers were sent to the schools to carry out checks and secure the affected facilities, while students and employees were removed as a precaution.
The incident in Zagreb came immediately after a similar series of alerts in Split, where several schools had already been evacuated the previous day. After inspections there, the reports say it was determined that those threats were false. The same articles add that false bomb reports had also appeared in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Montenegro, placing the Croatian case within a wider regional pattern of similar threats.
One of the reports describes the situation as a growing wave of bomb reports in Croatian schools, with the Ministry reacting as the number of alerts increased. It notes that the chain of events moved from Split to Zagreb and Dubrovnik, with evacuations and interruptions to classes following each report. The overall picture presented in the coverage is one of precautionary action by authorities amid repeated threats affecting the normal functioning of schools.
Taken together, the reports portray a day of anxiety and disruption in Croatia’s education system, especially in Zagreb, where evacuations were carried out after bomb threats reached multiple schools. While some earlier alerts elsewhere in the country were confirmed as false after inspection, the authorities’ response in Zagreb was presented as immediate and serious, with police checks and evacuation procedures activated to protect students and staff.
