India, Feb. 9 -- Multiple Delhi schools received bomb threats on Monday, prompting evacuations and deployment of explosive detection and disposal teams. These are the latest in a series of such threats to schools in the national capital.

Tania Joshi, The Indian School principal, said they received the threat via email just as the routine classes started. She added that police and parents were immediately alerted, and both the school building and adjoining field were evacuated.

"The bomb disposal squad and dog squad responded swiftly to the situation. The local police, along with ambulance and fire brigade teams, were also present," Joshi said. "Although authorities later declared the premises safe and permitted the resumption of normal ...