New Delhi, July 18 -- At least 45 schools in Delhi received bomb threats on 18 July in separate incidents, police said on Friday. The threats triggered panic among students and parents alike.

Delhi Police and other quick-response authorities have launched search and evacuation operations, an official said.

So far, bomb threats have been received at Maxfort Junior School and Guru Nanak School in Pitampura; six schools in Dwarka - St Thomas School, GD Goenka School, DIS Edge School, Modern International School, Dwarka International School and La Petite Montessori; Richmond School and Doon Public School in Paschim Vihar; six schools in Rohini - MRG School in Sector 3, Delhi Public School, Sovereign Public School and Heritage Public School ...