More than six thousand Italian schools received bomb threats via email

On Wednesday, hundreds of schools in Italy were evacuated due to bomb threats received via email. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that the threats are not credible and that authorities are monitoring the situation. Approximately 6,300 out of 7,476 public schools were reported to be affected, although it remains unclear how many were evacuated. The threats included messages about explosives hidden in school buildings and aimed at Meloni herself. Similar threats were sent to educational institutions in Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland, but authorities there deemed them baseless. Recent weeks have seen a rise in bomb threats across Europe, with various institutions targeted. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto described the threats as part of a strategy to instill fear, noting that not all threats originate from hostile nations.