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Thousands of schools across Europe received threatening emails today Wednesday, 11 November, triggering widespread evacuations in Italy and urgent police investigations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Italian authorities reported that approximately 6,300 schools received bomb threats, with more than 300 evacuated as frightened parents rushed to collect their children. Similar messages reached hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland, although police assessed the threats as hoaxes and said there was no evidence of an immediate danger. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reassured the public that authorities were monitoring the situation, while investigators worked to identify those responsible. The disruption follows previous waves of threatening messages targeting European institutions, raising concerns about coordinated intimidation and the vulnerability of public services. Although no credible explosive threat has been established, the incident has unsettled school communities across several countries, highlighting how anonymous emails can disrupt education and spread fear across borders.
Thousands of schools across Europe received threatening emails today Wednesday, 11 November, triggering widespread evacuations in Italy and urgent police investigations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Italian authorities reported that approximately 6,300 schools received bomb threats, with more than 300 evacuated as frightened parents rushed to collect their children.
Similar messages reached hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland, although police assessed the threats as hoaxes and said there was no evidence of an immediate danger.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reassured the public that authorities were monitoring the situation, while investigators worked to identify those responsible.
The disruption follows previous waves of threatening messages targeting European institutions, raising concerns about coordinated intimidation and the vulnerability of public services.
Although no credible explosive threat has been established, the incident has unsettled school communities across several countries, highlighting how anonymous emails can disrupt education and spread fear across borders.
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