Nearly 6,300 public school groups in Italy received bomb threats on November 11, triggering evacuations, police deployments and widespread disruption. Hundreds of schools in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland also received similar messages.
According to Le Monde, authorities said there was no credible immediate danger. The messages prompted Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to convene ministers and intelligence officials to discuss the incident.
Investigators said the emails were sent from a hacked Taiwanese university account. However, the identity of the sender and the motive behind the threats remain unclear. Officials are examining whether the incident could be part of a wider campaign of disruption or an attempt to create panic.
