Suspect Believed to Be Behind Fake Bomb Threats at Ont. Schools Arrested in Morocco: OPP

Published on December 1, 2023

A suspect believed to be responsible for a series of bomb threats at Ontario schools last month has been arrested in Morocco, say police. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said there is a “strong reason” to believe the person arrested in Morocco by Belgian police this week was also responsible for the Nov. 1 bomb threats at schools in the GTA, southeastern Ontario, and northern Ontario. The individual was arrested in connection with a series of bomb threats against schools in Belgium earlier in the week. “The investigation in this province by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) criminal investigations branch has given investigators strong reason to believe the individual from Morocco was also responsible for the threats and major disruption here in Ontario,” police said in a Nov. 30 statement released on social media....