On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, several sites in the Paris region, including schools and Jewish institutions, were evacuated following bomb threats that were ultimately deemed false alarms.
Among the locations targeted were the Yaguel-Yaacov Jewish school in Montrouge, which also houses a synagogue, and the Hypercacher supermarket at Porte de Vincennes, both of which have previously been linked to past terror attacks. The Maurice Genevoix school complex in Montrouge and Lycée Maurice-Ravel in the 20th arrondissement were also evacuated. A police source confirmed that these evacuations took place around 2:30 p.m. after threats referencing explosive devices were received.
According to the Versailles school authority, a malicious message was sent via the Pronote school platform around 2 p.m., leading to the evacuation of more than 1,400 students: 380 from the middle school and 1,060 from the high school. The message referenced both the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the 2015 terrorist attack in the Hypercacher of Porte de Vincennes.
Police responded with a security perimeter and deployed a bomb-sniffing dog unit. By 4:17 p.m., searches had concluded with no threat detected, and lockdowns were lifted.
All students were safely evacuated and picked up by their parents. Authorities confirmed the threat was unfounded but treated seriously due to its context and timing.
