Hundreds of Italian schools evacuated over bomb hoax emails

At least 300 schools in Italian cities including Rome, Naples and Florence were evacuated after bomb threat emails; no explosives were found and Prime Minister Meloni said there is no danger. Similar alerts were reported in the UK, Ireland and Bulgaria, and a Telegram channel, @GeoPWatch, speculates about a wider psychological warfare campaign.

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• 🇪🇺⚠️🧠 - The recent wave of bomb threats targeting European schools and aircraft, alongside the recent fridge hacks, raises concerns about a possible wider psychological warfare campaign. One of the… (geopwatch on Telegram)
• 🇬🇧❓💣 - Schools in the UK and Ireland were also evacuated following similar bomb threats. @GeoPWatch (geopwatch on Telegram)
• 🇮🇹❓💣 - Multiple schools in Italy’s capital Rome were evacuated today following bomb threats sent via anonymous emails. Authorities have carried out checks and searched schools but have yet to find… (geopwatch on Telegram)
• Italy: Hundreds of schools evacuated after bomb threats (DW)
• Italy: Hundreds of school evacuated after bomb threats (DW)
• At least 300 schools evacuated in Italy after email bomb alerts (Al Jazeera)
• Hundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax (BBC)
• At least 300 Italian schools evacuated after email bomb alerts (Reuters)

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