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Oct 03, 2015 News
Classes were yesterday disrupted at the St. Margaret’s Primary School following a bomb scare. This resulted in pupils and teachers having to exit the building in pursuit of safety.
A teacher who wished to remain unidentified related her belief that the call was just the idle threat of an extremely wicked person, “I sure they ain’t get anything in deh, that person who call is just wicked,” she said.
Kaieteur News was reliably informed that a student received a call from someone around 14:00hrs, claiming there was a bomb in the building. The student then reported the call to a teacher and the Headteacher of the school, who subsequently called the police.
Police arrived on the scene within minutes as did a fire tender and an ambulance. The building was evacuated under the supervision of firemen.
However, a bomb squad took close to 40 minutes to arrive on the scene while pupils, parents and teachers all stood on the street opposite the primary school. Pupils appeared to be unaware of the reason for their displacement and were seen standing idly by as searches were made in the school.
Bomb experts, however, found the claims of a bomb to be untrue and deemed the building safe to re-enter after their search. A police officer on the scene related that calls of this nature are usually made by idle persons who thrive on disaster.
Over the years, Guyana has seen an increase in the number of bomb threats received. These threats mainly occur in the Georgetown area and usually targets government buildings. The most recent bomb scare occurred in May of this year at the Guyana Revenue Authority building, which brought a halt to the entity’s operation on the day in question.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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