At approximately 0731 EST, French authorities began evacuating several schools in Rouen, France after Islamic militant threats were distributed on social media. The specific threat reads below:
This specific threat was originally posted to social media by the below account:
Mercredi 20 Septembre ? pic.twitter.com/zwB5Ix0ziU
— Yixo (@yixo73) September 20, 2023
As of 0800 EST, Gustave Flaubert School on Rue Albert Dupuis, Marcel Sembat High School in Sotteville-les-Rouen, Blaise Pascal High School in Rouen, Jean-Baptiste de la Salle School on Rue Saint-Gervais, and at least two other schools were evacuated.
Lycée blaise pascal de rouen évacué apres ceux d'hier maintenant c'est notre tour pic.twitter.com/h3BtrfrBOL
— Juujute? (@juuJute) September 20, 2023
?ALERTE : Évacuation en cours dans plus de 4 lycées à Rouen , suite à des menaces à la bombe ?
?Lycée Flaubert (Rouen) pic.twitter.com/CPbcHOhA2T— FOLLOW BACK ?? (@moras7_) September 19, 2023