Hundreds of schools evacuated across Europe over bomb hoaxes

Police in Scotland say at least 470 schools received hoax bomb threats on Wednesday, with some sites evacuated, adding to the Italian wave. Officials across Italy, the UK, Ireland and Bulgaria say no explosives were found, though some observers suspect a wider hybrid warfare campaign.

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• Hoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland (The Guardian)
• 🇪🇺⚠️🧠 - 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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