Thousands of ‘hoax’ bomb threats sent to schools in Italy, U.K., police say
Schools in Italy were evacuated, Northern Ireland and Scotland also received similar threats, but no evacuations were reported, according to the Associated Press.
Schools across Italy, Northern Ireland, and Scotland have been targeted with a wave of bomb threats sent via email, according to police. Premier Giorgia Meloni of Italy stated on Wednesday that there is no evidence of any "concrete danger" to schools nationwide after over 6,300 educational institutions were evacuated due to the threats.
The Italian Education Ministry confirmed that the email was sent to all schools in the country. Meloni emphasized that "an anonymous email decide our children’s school calendar" and vowed that citizens would not let "a paralyzed and frightened nation" prevail. She urged the nation to "wake up tomorrow, take its children to school, and go to work."
The email contained particularly violent threats and was allegedly signed by the same name used in recent attacks on European broadcasters. No arrests have been made, and investigators have not attributed the threats to any group or state. The threats against European schools and airlines come in the wake of disruptions across the continent, including false bomb threats on flights and attacks on infrastructure.
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