A bomb threat received on Wednesday through email triggered panic in five private schools of Delhi in the morning, prompting authorities to immediately evacuate the premises for a thorough check, officials said

This was the third consecutive day that education institutes in the national capital were targeted with bomb threats, which, in the past two days, turned out to be hoaxes

A call about an email threatening to blow up St Thomas School in Dwarka was received at 5.26 am by the fire control, while Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj received the threat at 6.30 am. Mother International in Hauz Khas was also issued the same threat at 8.12 am while Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar at 8.11 am, the fire services officer said

Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Lodhi Estate also received a threatening email. A senior police officer said, "The school was thoroughly checked and nothing suspicious has been found so far"

It was the second bomb threat sent to St Thomas School in less than 24 hours

In total, 10 bomb threat emails have been received by nine schools in the city in the past few days