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Italian Schools Evacuated After Bomb Threat Emails
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In Short: At least 300 schools in Italy were evacuated after receiving bomb threat emails, authorities say.
At least 300 Italian schools evacuated after email bomb alerts. Reuters
Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara told La7 TV that at least 300 schools were affected by the bomb threats, with the number potentially rising.
The threats, which were identical and signed by 'Mikhail Andropov, leader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan,' prompted evacuations in schools across the country.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni emphasized that there was no indication of any concrete danger to Italian schools, but investigations were underway.
Valditara described the incidents as likely a 'cyber-attack, not a genuine risk,' and noted that the large number of schools affected demonstrated the lack of credibility in the threats.
In Rome, a school informed parents through a messaging application that students had been taken to a safe area under the supervision of teaching staff.
Similar threats were reported in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, with authorities in those regions advising schools not to evacuate.
Italian media reported that 312 schools had received threats, while Scottish schools received a similar mass bomb hoax email on October 19.
Intelligence services are working to identify the perpetrators, but there is no need for alarmism as the content of the emails makes it clear that any concrete risk is virtually nonexistent.
The threats came just days after Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's personal information was leaked onto the dark web.
What's confirmed
- Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara told the La7 TV channel that at least 300 schools were affected by the bomb threats, adding that the number could rise.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stressed on Wednesday that there was no indication of any concrete danger to Italian schools but investigations were under way and a meeting of government ministers has been convened.
- Issued on: 11/11/2026 - 11:57 Modified: 11/11/2026 - 14:17 Authorities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland said a threatening email which was sent to a large number of schools on Wednesday was a hoax originating from outside the United Kingdom.
- At least 300 schools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving identical bomb threat emails, Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said, Reuters reports.
- "Following a nationwide bomb alert, we wish to inform you that all students have been taken to a safe area and remain under the supervision of teaching staff," one school in Rome told parents through a messaging application.
What's still developing
- "There are also attention seekers and madmen who simply cannot wait to spread terror in a city or region." Wednesday's bomb threats came just days after Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani revealed on Saturday that his personal information had been leaked onto the dark web, the encrypted part of the internet used, among other things, by criminal organizations.
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