{
  "id": 741162,
  "title": "Xinmin Secondary School students & staff evacuated after bomb threat: ST",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/xinmin-secondary-school-students-staff-evacuated-after-bomb-threat-st",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:14:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/xinmin-secondary-school-evacuated-bomb-threat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Xinmin Secondary School in Hougang was evacuated on August 13 morning due to a bomb threat. According to The Straits Times, police were alerted to the potential threat at around 8:20am, and the school activated its evacuation procedures at 8:28am.\n\nThe police conducted a thorough search of the premises and found no suspicious items. All students and staff were accounted for, and classes resumed with the regular timetable after the evacuation.\n\nThe incident is being investigated as a case of communicating false information of a harmful thing. A person convicted of the offence may face up to seven years in jail, a fine of up to S$50,000, or both, according to Malay Mail.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}