Two Anonymous Terror Threats Against Evangelical School in Gelsenkirchen
The Protestant comprehensive school located in Gelsenkirchen has been surrounded and interrogated by the police department due to two anonymous shooting threats sent to the school via email on January 18 and 20. In both cases, the building was evacuated and carefully examined, no injuries have taken place. The President of the Westphalian Church, Annette Kurschus, has conveyed her shock about the threats and has asked for prayers and safety for all the teachers and students as well as the school. A suspect is being investigated by the police.
After the second threat on January 20, the students and teachers were told to stay at home and not attend classes while the police investigation was ongoing.
"We are shocked by this threat of violence against the life and limbs of people, teachers and children alike, and by the hatred that is openly expressed in it. And we pray for all those involved that they will find the strength to overcome the shock and fear and return to an orderly, trusting coexistence," said Annette Kurschus, President of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia.
A 24-year-old suspect was detained and questioned by the police but he denies that he was the perpetrator. The investigation is still ongoing.
Sources: idea.de, evangelische-zeitung, dedomradio.de, Neues Ruhrwort, neuesruhrwort.de
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