Nearly 1,000 schools across Scotland were evacuated following the receipt of a false alarm email, prompting widespread disruption and concern.
The mass evacuations, which affected schools from Fife to Inverness, were triggered by a single email that caused panic among educational institutions.
Parents were seen collecting their children after the nearby Culloden Academy in Inverness was evacuated. The incident highlights the vulnerability of modern communication systems to disruption.
Around 1,000 schools across Scotland received the same email, leading to immediate evacuation procedures being enacted in many locations.
