ANADYR. Feb 8 (Interfax) - Law enforcement services have checked most schools in Chukotka and evacuated about 4,000 people in the wake of anonymous bomb threats; no suspicious objects have been found.
"No suspicious objects have been found in schools of the Chukotka Autonomous District. The information about bombs has proven false. Classes have resumed," a statement published on the website of the Chukotka Autonomous District's government said.
The urgent checks were conducted at the majority of educational establishments in every municipality of the district. The buildings were examined by the police, the Russian National Guard, the Emergency Situations Ministry, and canine teams.
"In all, about 4,000 people were rapidly evacuated across Chukotka," the statement said.
As reported earlier, the police checked anonymous bomb threats made against schools in the Primorye Territory, Chukotka, Sakhalin, and the Amur region on Monday.
The press services for the governments of Sakhalin and the Amur region have said that the information has proven false and classes have resumed.