The Civil Guard stops the man who threatened to « kill people » in several schools in Valencia | News from the Valencian Community

The Civil Guard He has arrested this Thursday the person responsible for sending a series of emails with threats to schools from the Valencian localities of Chiva, Buñol, Yotova, Turís and Seven Waters. The arrested announced that he was going to kill « as many people as possible », placing artifacts in different schools and institutes. Although the researchers did not give credibility to threats, they ensure that the centers were closed as a preventive measure. « He was an old acquaintance of ours, » sources close to the investigation, who point out that the detainee has acknowledged to be the author of the Posts.

An official of the City Council of Yátova (2,242 inhabitants) has confirmed to this newspaper the closure of the school of this population of the Hoya de Buñol as a result of the threat. And ensures that classes have also been suspended in the rest of the centers – colleges and institutes – of the region. The municipalities of Buñol and Turís have also corroborated the eviction of the centers as a preventive measure.

Following the reception of these messages, different Civil Guard units have been activated in a preventive way in threatened schools and an investigation has been initiated to locate the author or authors of the mails.