Hundreds of schools are being evacuated in Italy after bomb threats were sent via email, a spokesperson for the Italian police told CNN.
“The exact number of schools is undetermined, as the emails were sent to hundreds of them and then each school decides when to evacuate following the advice of the local police branch,” the spokesperson said.
Authorities are investigating the source of the email, the spokesperson said, declining to confirm the email address the communication came from.
In central Rome, dozens of kindergarten and primary school children enjoyed a day off as the Quirinio Visconti primary school was evacuated.
Their parents were notified to pick them up, a teacher told CNN.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
