Kathmandu. Around 6,300 public schools in Italy have received bomb threat emails. However, the Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara has stated that this is not a real threat but appears to be a...
Kathmandu. Around 6,300 public schools in Italy have received bomb threat emails. However, the Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara has stated that this is not a real threat but appears to be a 'cyber attack'.
According to officials, on Wednesday, a similar threatening message was sent to the official emails of 6,300 out of a total of 7,476 public schools in the country. Private schools have not received any such threats.
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Hundreds of schools in Italy were evacuated Wednesday after receiving bomb threats by email. The threats are the latest in a string of incidents targeting infrastructure across Europe. Schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland also received threatening emails, but police believe those messages were likely hoaxes, and no evacuations were ordered. CNN’s Stefano Pozzebon reports.
Hundreds of schools across Europe were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving bomb threats, police forces say, in the latest wave of efforts to intimidate populations.
Schools across Italy have received bomb threats for the second day in a row, sparking fresh panic and evacuations.
The threat came via an email purportedly from "Mikhail Andropov, leader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan".
European officials suspect Russia or Iran may be behind a campaign of disruption to everyday life.
Italian PM Meloni says there is no danger as UK and Northern Ireland authorities also report 'bogus' alerts.
