Schools hit by hoaxers

HUNDREDS of schools across the UK were closed yesterday after receiving identical hoax bomb threats from cyber criminals in the gaming community.

The threat was sent by email to at least 400 school offices and claimed a bomb had been planted with a pupil which was due to explode at lunchtime.

Panicked head teachers called parents and demanded they pick up their children immediately before closing their schools. Police confirmed the email was a hoax and had originated from the US. It is thought the email was sent as part of a feud within the online Minecraft gaming community.