Bomb hoax forces evacuation at Xinmin Secondary School
All students and staff members have returned to the classrooms and resumed regular lessons, the school said. SINGAPORE: Students and staff members at Xinmin Secondary School in Hougang were briefly evacuated following a…
Source: Channel NewsAsia · August 13, 2026 at 4:15 AM · AI-assisted report
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SINGAPORE, 13 AUGUST 2026 —
SINGAPORE — Students and staff members at Xinmin Secondary School in Hougang, Singapore, were briefly evacuated on Thursday (Aug 13) after school authorities were alerted to a potential bomb threat that was subsequently determined to be a hoax.
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The school confirmed that all affected individuals were quickly accounted for and safe, allowing regular school operations and classroom lessons to resume shortly after the security check was completed.
According to an official notification issued to parents, the school carried out the evacuation of its staff and students at approximately 8.30am upon receiving warnings of a potential security threat on the school grounds. Law enforcement officers were deployed to the scene and conducted a thorough search of the premises, which ultimately yielded no suspicious items.
Following the conclusion of the police inspection, all students and staff members returned safely to their classrooms to continue their regular lessons.
Relevant authorities, including the police, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), have been contacted for additional information regarding the source of the threat. The incident marks the latest bomb hoax in the island nation since a similar event occurred four years ago at Evergreen Secondary School in Woodlands.
Following that previous incident, the MHA emphasized that all security threats must be taken seriously by authorities even if they are ultimately determined to be false.
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