Italy has evacuated more than 300 schools following bomb threats received through emails on Wednesday, November 11.
Similar warnings were also reported at several schools in Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland, raising concerns over a wider security threat across Europe.
The threatening messages claimed that explosive devices had been planted inside school buildings and warned of a “genocide against the Italians”. One email also alleged that a bomb had been placed inside the car of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Meloni announced that she would chair an emergency government meeting with intelligence officials to discuss preventive measures.
She described the threats as the work of a pro-Russian anti-women group but stressed that initial checks had found no actual danger.
In a statement on X, she said, “At present, checks have revealed no evidence to suggest that any concrete danger exists. Rather, these reports appear to be part of a strategy intended to cause alarm and concern—a matter that is currently under thorough investigation.”
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto also linked the incident to an attempt to spread panic and disrupt European countries. Meanwhile, Police Scotland said its assessment found the widely circulated threats did not pose a credible danger.
