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Duisburg Primary School Closes After Threatening Email

Investigators are working to identify the sender after assessing the threat as low credibility.

Overview

  • The school leadership shut the Röttgersbach primary school for the day after receiving a threat by email and informed parents early in the morning.
  • Duisburg police said the message announced crimes targeting pupils and school employees.
  • Officers were sent to the campus, and the criminal police opened an inquiry in close contact with the head teacher.
  • Investigators judged the warning unlikely to be carried out, yet the search for the author is ongoing.
  • Similar anonymous threats in spring 2025 forced about 20 Duisburg schools into one day of remote learning, and police later named four teenage suspects, including a 15-year-old from Berlin.