Bomb hoax sparks evacuation of Inverness school
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POLICE are investigating after a bomb hoax sparked the evacuation of an Inverness school this morning.
Officers were called to Charleston Academy in Kinmylies at 9.15am after reports of a bomb threat.
"The school was evacuated to allow for enquiries by local officers until it was confirmed that the call was not genuine and was assessed to be a hoax," said a police spokesman.
"At 10:19am, the staff and pupils were allowed back into the school.
"Enquiries into the matter remain ongoing at this time and officers would ask if anyone has any information about the incident that they contact Police Scotland on 101.
"It should be noted that hoax calls which involve the emergency services are taken extremely seriously and if found to be malicious may result in a person or persons being reported to the Procurator Fiscal."
It is understood that the evacuation of the school was carried out under the guise of a fire drill.
