Schools evacuated across Italy after bomb threats
Schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday following a series of hoax bomb threats, but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said there was no "concrete danger".
Key points
- Although the government believes the threat to be a hoax, it has nevertheless prompted concerns about "hybrid warfare" in Europe.
- More than 6,000 Italian schools received a threat.
Schools in Italy were evacuated, Northern Ireland and Scotland also received similar threats, but no evacuations were reported, according to the Associated Press.
Similar hoax threats were reported in schools in Britain and Ireland, which reportedly prompted some evacuations in Scotland.
Additional details
- Authorities in all three countries say there appears to be no risk to the public.
- Meloni said she had called a government meeting with security and intelligence chiefs for Wednesday to discuss the threats.
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