Casablanca police arrest 15-year-old over false school bomb threat
Police say the teenager made two anonymous calls on Friday falsely threatening a car bomb outside a Casablanca school.
Moroccan police arrested a 15-year-old student in Casablanca on Friday on suspicion of making a false report of a terrorist threat against schools in the city, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said. The arrest was carried out by the Casablanca Judicial Police Brigade with the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) on November 13.
A school in Casablanca received two calls on Friday morning from an unidentified number, in which the caller threatened to detonate a car bomb in front of the building. Security services activated emergency safety procedures for serious threats. Investigators later established the threats were fabricated and that a minor was allegedly responsible.
The 15-year-old has been placed under judicial investigation under the supervision of the public prosecutor's office to establish the motives behind the incident. Police are still searching for a second minor suspected of involvement in the calls, which targeted several educational institutions in Casablanca.
Why it mattersSchools in Casablanca that received the threats must now deal with the aftermath of the emergency alerts, while the two suspects face a judicial inquiry.