TWO Sussex primary schools have been evacuated following bomb scares.
The schools received calls minutes apart just after 10am this morning, police said.
Primary schools in Kent, Cambridge and Surrey also reportedly received calls.
Children were sent home for the day from Ringmer Primary School, Harrisons Lane.
At Kingsham Primary School in Hay Road, Chichester, they were allowed back in at midday.
Sussex Police searched both schools after they were evacuated.
Officers are now treating the calls as hoaxes.
Detective Superintendent Nick May said: "The calls were received by the schools just two minutes apart.
"They show similarities to a number of calls that were received at other schools in the UK back in January.
"These remain under investigation as malicious hoaxes and are not believed to be terrorist-related.
"We are now investigating the two incidents as elaborate hoaxes and are satisfied that there was no credible threat to the schools."
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