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Italian authorities evacuated hundreds of schools after bomb-threat emails
Officials said about 300 Italian schools received threats and were evacuated, while investigations found no sign of a concrete danger. CBS News reported a much higher figure of at least 6,300 Italian schools receiving threatening messages; reports also described threats to schools in parts of the UK and Ireland.
What the reports agree on
- About 300 schools in Italy received bomb-threat emails, prompting evacuations. ABC News, Al Jazeera, Newsweek, France24 and 1 more
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said officials had found no indication of a concrete danger to Italian schools. ABC News, Al Jazeera, Newsweek, CBS News and 1 more
- Italian authorities were investigating the threats. ABC News, Al Jazeera, France24, CBS News and 1 more
- Meloni called a meeting of ministers or senior officials in response to the threats. ABC News, Al Jazeera, CBS News, BBC World
Where reports differ
- CBS News reported that at least 6,300 Italian schools received threatening messages, a much higher number than the roughly 300 reported by other outlets. CBS News
- BBC World reported that about 280 school head teachers had received threats in recent days. BBC World
- Guardian World reported that at least 470 schools across Scotland received hoax warnings and at least 300 schools in Northern Ireland were affected. Guardian World
Reported by one outlet
- Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said the emails suggested a cyberattack rather than a genuine bomb threat. Al Jazeera
- At Rome’s Mamiani high school, students went outside before learning that a bomb threat had prompted the evacuation. ABC News
- A school in Rome told parents that students had been moved to a safe area and were supervised by teaching staff. France24
- CBS News reported that police, bomb disposal specialists and Postal Police inspected Italian schools. CBS News
The original reports
- Guardian World Hoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland
- CBS News Thousands of schools in Europe get hoax bomb threats
- Al Jazeera At least 300 schools evacuated in Italy after email bomb alerts
- ABC News Some 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats
- Newsweek Hundreds of Schools Across Europe Evacuated Over Bomb Threats
- BBC World Hundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax
- France24 🔴Italy: At least 300 schools evacuated after email bomb alerts