A 16-year-old girl set off a panic at her Brooklyn high school yesterday when she told a security officer she knew the Boston bombers — then dropped her backpack and ran, law-enforcement sources said.
The disturbing 11:30 a.m. incident forced the evacuation of some 4,500 students and staffers at Edward R. Murrow HS in Midwood.
“I know the Boston bombers. I want to know if I am in trouble,” she saidn NYPD, who replied, “It depends on what you tell us,” according to a source.
The girl then threw her bag and ran away. The backpack contained only textbooks, money and her ID.
Police later determined that she had no connection to the bombers. She was sent to Kings County Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.