French police in Thonon were placed on high alert after messages were posted on Snapchat suggesting the Jean-Jacques Rousseau School was to be attacked with bombs and threatening the principal with kidnapping.
The messages urged students not to attend school.
A 12-year-old boy has been arrested for sending the messages – he told police he meant them as a joke.
No evidence of an attack has been found. The boy will be in juvenile court next month.
Major 5 year works plan starts in Geneva next year
Geneva residents are being warned a five-year programme of works to spread geothermal energy starts next year.
Home owner tax on brink of abolishment - or not
Is the much-maligned tax that home owners have to pay on the way out – or not?
Boy killed by bus in Vaud
A young boy was killed in canton Vaud on Tuesday evening after he was hit by a bus.
Quagga mussel found in Lake Zurich for first time
The invasive quagga mussel is continuing to spread.
Police officer pardoned of speeding
A police woman has been pardoned for a speeding offence dating from 2017.
Final - Geneva shops will open this Sunday
Shops in Geneva will be open this Sunday.
