Terrorist threat: hundreds of high school students targeted, “decapitations” mentioned

In a letter sent to students from around forty high schools, the author threatens to blow up establishments this Thursday, March 21 in the name of éIslamic state".

The essentials: 

• An email sent à Hundreds of students this Wednesday in the name of the Islamic State threaten to blow up establishments.
• L'individual à The origin of the threat speaks of a potential passage to other countries. the act this Thursday March 21 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Beheadings are mentioned in the message addressed to &agrav; around forty high schools.
• Facts of this type are "extremely frequent" and are "mostly bad jokes" according to law enforcement.

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10:41 – A risk of hoax ?

Such a message remains &agrav; render with caution, in particular because of the numerous false alarms the bomb sent to high schools or even at airports in recent months in France. In reality, it was a hoax. These facts are "extremely frequent" according to a police source with BFMTV and are "mainly bad jokes". Please note, however, this Thursday, the police will be present in the establishments affected by the threat as part of a reinforced system. The threat indicates a transition to the act between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., this Thursday.

10:21 – Who is à the origin of threats ?

If the individual à the origin of the widely distributed message in the media says he is acting in the name of the Islamic State, it is still difficult to trace his origins back to that date. The source. "Specialized investigation services are being mobilized to identify the perpetrator(s)" the Ministry of National Education said this Thursday. The president of the Ile-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, speaks of a "cyber attack& quot;, "cyber terrorist threats" and ensures that "the regional security brigadesé are on site to help à the removal of doubt and securing sites" via  X (ex-Twitter).

10:11 – Which high schools are targeted ?

The Versailles Academy indicates to Le Parisien that around twenty establishments have been closed. affected in his constituency, including 8 in Yvelines. The Jean-Rostand high school in Mantes-la-Jolie, the Lavoisier high school in Mantes-la-Jolie, Porcheville and another à Poissy are particularly concerned. In Hauts-de-Seine, the Jean-Pierre Vernant high school in Sèvres wasé vis&eac;, as well as establishments in Val-d’Oise. High schools at the Créteil academy also received threatening messages, such as the Jean-Macéeil high school; of Vitry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne). The Ministry of National Education is highlighting around twenty high schools concerned, only in &Ile-de-France.

Students from around forty high schools received, this Wednesday, March 20, 2024, via their digital work space (ENT), a threatening message "from the Islamic State" according to information from Le Figaro. In these few explicit lines, the author indicates that he wants to blow up the establishments concerned this Thursday, March 21. The account of a young person would have beené hacked, allowing the message to be sent to other students.

"I'll blow up the entire establishment"

"I'finally decided; to carry out my project à end. Tomorrow Thursday, March 21, I will blow up the entire establishment around 11 a.m./3 p.m. and I will decapitate all your kuffar bodies to serve Allah the almighty who reigns over the world. If I am writing this message, it is to find acolytes who can help me bring this project to fruition. well my muslim brothers" can we read in the chilling message. For now, the identity is still unknown. of the author has not been communicated. These facts are "extremely frequent" according to a police source from BFMTV and relates "mainly bad jokes".

A beheading video

A shocking video is attached to the post. The individual shows the young people "how to easily kill all the miscreants" and calls à reinforcement to "lead à well this war". "I put C4 everywhere in the high school and in the classes. I hope your kuffar bodies explode into 1,000 pieces, I'll bring my dogs back to come and tear you apart, you piece of shit. creating" can we read.

He also cites a verse from the Koran beginning with "Kill those who do not believe in Allah". The heads of the establishment concerned quickly notified the police, announces Le Figaro, as before. Sèvres. "The first elements of the investigation indicate to us that it is a hacking of accounts of' ;#39;éhigh school students" is it indicated? in a letter addressed to to parents.

A report made and reinforced controls

Law enforcement will be present this Thursday in the establishments affected by the threat. A complaint filing and a report to “Pharos”, the portal for reporting illegal Internet content, have also been filed. ;eacute;té carried out after sending the message on the ENT, indicates BFMTV. "A systematic verification is carried out" to make sure it's really a hoax. specifies the media. Alerts à the bomb exploded these last months. Between September and November 2023, National Education has identified no less than 800.