Bomb scare hits school in Olongapo | Inquirer News

Bomb scare hits school in Olongapo

By: - Correspondent / @amacatunoINQ
/ 12:29 PM June 20, 2018

A bomb threat, which turned out to be a hoax, briefly disrupted classes at Gordon College in Olongapo City. /Photo by Allan Macatuno

Olongapo City — A bomb disposal team rushed to a college here on Wednesday after a school employee reported having received a text message about an explosive in the school premises.

Police said the message was received at about 7 a.m. as classes were about to start, prompting Gordon College officials to ask the students and faculty members to vacate their classrooms.

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Senior Insp. Norman San Esteban, ground commander of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of the Olongapo City Police Office, said school officials had to declare a disaster drill to prevent panic among the students.

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Bomb-sniffing dogs and security personnel swept through the school premises but did not find a bomb.

At about 11 a.m., the school was declared cleared and classes resumed, Esteban said.  /vvp

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