About 6,300 schools in Italy receive bomb threats, schools evacuated

Around 6,300 public schools in Italy received threatening emails, allegedly signed by Mikhail Andropov, claiming to have planted explosives. The emails warned of destruction and genocide against Italians. Schools in major cities like Rome and Milan were affected, prompting evacuations and police investigations, although no bombs were found. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated there was no danger, but some students were sent home. Similar threats were reported in the UK and Ireland, with authorities deeming them false alarms and advising schools to remain open.

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