Dutch authorities investigate string of false bomb alerts in schools

THE HAGUE, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The bomb alerts that seven education facilities in the Netherlands received on Tuesday were false and police are investigating whether the various reports are related, Dutch media reported.

International schools in The Hague, Maastricht, Eindhoven and Haren, one school in Utrecht and two in Leeuwarden were evacuated after receiving bomb alerts. Nothing suspicious was found during investigations.

The National Office of the Public Prosecutor is examining whether this was the act of one person or a coordinated action, according to NOS news.