At least 25 public schools and nine Jewish facilities received threats about bombings and shootings on Wednesday, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

None of the “swatting” incidents have turned out to be real, the agency said.

Swatting involves making a prank threat in an attempt to bring a large law enforcement response to a particular address, and Wednesday’s threats arrived by email.

Wednesday’s threats were reported in Aitkin, Anoka, Bemidji, Brainerd, Champlin, Circle Pines, Columbia Heights, Crosby, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, Frazee-Vergas, Fridley, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Rochester, Spring Lake Park, St. Francis and Anoka County, according to the BCA.

Local law enforcement has been responding, and the BCA’s Minnesota Fusion Center is tracking the reports.

“The language in each threat is almost identical,” the BCA said in a statement. “Investigators have determined that an individual and address identified in the threats have no known involvement in these swatting incidents.”

The threats reported Wednesday are not related to a threat incident Tuesday that resulted in an arrest in the Bemidji area, the BCA said. Law enforcement arrested a juvenile for threats against Bemidji Area Schools, according to the Bemidji Pioneer.

Students and communities should notify local law enforcement about any suspected threats. They can also contact the BCA through the “See It Say It Send It” app.

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