Slovakia was overwhelmed by a wave of threatening emails. It’s extreme, police said

The Slovak police described the number of threatening emails as “extreme” on the social network. He continues to conduct security checks and is working to identify the perpetrator(s). “We are registering a total of 995 threats to bomb schools in all Slovak regions,” the police said. The Žilina region reported the most threatening emails, where 194 schools received them. Banks received 110 threatening emails, 40 of which reached electronics stores.

“The National Criminal Agency has initiated criminal proceedings for the particularly serious crime of terrorist attack, for which the perpetrator faces a prison sentence of twelve to twenty-five years or life imprisonment,” the Slovak police said.

Slovak police officers are cooperating with other security forces and foreign partners to clarify the case.

Ending .ru

Television Markíza obtained an email in which an anonymous person threatens a bomb attack. The sender’s address has the Russian ending .ru, the text is religiously motivated and contains death threats.

Anonymous mentions Islam, exalting that religion above all others. “We’re all over your country now,” said the anonymous. The text mentions Sharia law and the enemies of Allah. He also writes about explosives in trucks. Due to the sensitivity of the case, Markíza TV decided not to publish specific threats.