A teenage boy believed to be at the heart of a Minecraft gamers' dispute has been arrested after an explosion that shut down hundreds of schools and colleges across the UK. Hertfordshire police detained the 19-year-old following 24,000 threatening emails to schools were sent warning of a bomb attack , and soliciting cash. The emails appear to have been sent by VeltPvP, a gaming network. VeltPvP is a Minecraft player-versus-player server of the kind that companies use to sell products to gamers. Following a massive bomb hoax that shut down hundreds of schools across the UK A teenager believed to be at the centre of the Minecraft gamers' dispute was detained by Hertfordshire police. Hertfordshire police arrested the 19-year old after 24,000 emails were sent to schools warning of an impending attack. The emails were designed to cause the domain to be banned because of abuse. They are thought to be sent by an organisation that was trying to discredit VeltPvP. The National Crime Agency (NCA), stated that there was no real threat to the emails received this week. Two MORE Beasts are in the process of moving from East to bring... Advertisers warn Facebook 'enough is enough' as they... In a statement, they said: 'We understand parents' and teachers' concerns but stress there was no threat of serious consequence to the emails schools received. However we take the information seriously. As Minecraft hunger games servers is a live investigation, we are unable to provide further information.' Following the bomb hoax emails the school was surrounded by signs Cardinal Road School in Feltham The dispute was based on the notion that rivals had engaged in illegal activities in order to hinder each other from conducting business. When asked whether he regretted the effect the letters had on the schoolchildren who were forced to evacuate, one of the hoaxers said, It is terrible, it'sn't the nicest thing. In blaming VeltPvP the hoaxer claimed the network had enaged in a series of Direct Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, which he claims were employed to attempt to shut down other rival Minecraft servers. Following the fake bomb email threat, parents were told to bring their children home. VeltPvP released a statement saying that they were being hounded and hounded by cybercriminals. 'We're extremely sorry for anyone who has to go through this, but be aware that it's not real.' The email was sent to more than 400 colleges and universities across the nation. It claimed that an explosive had been planted and would explode if money wasn't given. Cardinal Road School in Feltham West London was one of the schools sent the hoax email Police forces from London, Bristol, Liverpool, Bedfordshire and the the North East were among those conducting an investigation. Some parents requested to be allowed to collect their children from school due concerns about the emails. While six schools across Hertfordshire were also affected: Abbots Hill in Hemel Hempstead, Valley School in Stevenage, The Sele School in Hertford, Duncombe School in Hertford, Stanborough School in Watford and St Albans High School.
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