Tsinghua University was suspected of a "fraudulent" impeachment yesterday. The school was criticized for not evacuating the students immediately. The school emphasized that it was to avoid panic and crowding caused by the evacuation.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

[Reporter Hong Meixiu/Hsinchu Report] Yesterday (27th) there was a suspicion that a "bomb" was planted in Tsinghua University. After investigation by the police and the school, it was confirmed that it was a "prank" spread by "foreigners" using the Internet, which still caused panic and dissatisfaction among students , Some students criticized the school for not informing or broadcasting it immediately, disregarding the safety of the students. Although it was later confirmed that it was a false alarm, the school only sent a text message, which also caused safety concerns in school, and there was a lot of condemnation on the Internet.

In this regard, Tsinghua University stated that after the school received a notification from the Department of Special Studies of the Ministry of Education at 2 p.m. yesterday, it will conduct a comprehensive inspection with the Hsinchu City Police Department, including the men's toilets and the main classroom buildings in the school, until nearly noon. The investigation was completed at 5 o'clock, and it was confirmed that it was a prank by foreigners on the Internet. Then at nearly 6 o'clock, mobile phone text messages and letter notifications were sent to all faculty, staff and students, and an announcement was made on the school's official Facebook.

Tsinghua University emphasized that it will issue a short message after the investigation, mainly to avoid causing panic among students and faculty members in the school, especially if the situation is not identified, the broadcast may cause students to be pushed during the evacuation process, in order to avoid possible pushing In the event of a crowded accident, a comprehensive investigation will be carried out under the evaluation of the police and the Ministry of Education before the students are notified.

In this regard, the Hsinchu City Police Department also mentioned that after receiving the notification, they conducted a carpet search and patrol with the school, but no abnormalities were found.

According to the network location of the public opinion mailbox, it was determined that it was done by foreigners, and it was similar to the bomb threat letters received at Taoyuan Airport and Kaohsiung Airport. To avoid imitation effects, the police have reported to the prosecutors of the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office to direct the investigation.

The police stated that based on further analysis of email address, phone number and threatening content, there is a certain degree of similarity with the specific gangster who recently targeted the travel and transportation system through online speech intimidation and used pranks to cause panic among passengers. The same person cannot be ruled out. for.

Tsinghua University was suspected of a "fraudulent" impeachment yesterday. The school was criticized for not evacuating the students immediately. The school emphasized that it was to avoid panic and crowding caused by the evacuation.

The picture shows the situation where the police entered the men's restroom of Tsinghua University to investigate.

(Photographed by reporter Hong Meixiu)

Tsinghua University was suspected of a "fraudulent" impeachment yesterday. The school was criticized for not evacuating the students immediately. The school emphasized that it was to avoid panic and crowding caused by the evacuation.

The picture shows the situation where the police entered the men's restroom of Tsinghua University to investigate.

(Photographed by reporter Hong Meixiu) (Photographed by reporter Hong Meixiu)