Hybrid warfare: Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK in latest disruption
Verified: 80 outlets in 36 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. More than 300 evacuated, according to 7 outlets.
Schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday following a series of hoax bomb threats. Similar hoax threats were reported in schools in Britain, Scotland and Ireland. The threats come after a series of hoax bomb alerts in recent weeks including on flights across Europe and cyber attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems in several European countries, including Italy. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Jamie Smith-Maillet tells us more.
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- Evacuated · 2 figures, newest first
- more than 3007 outlets: independent.co.uk, saharareporters.com +5· latest Nov 11, 7:50 PM UTCItaly evacuates at least 300 schools after emailed bomb threats ↗
- 3121 outlet: beninwebtv.com· latest Nov 11, 5:09 PM UTCEurope: 312 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats ↗
2 outlets from Italy, where the story is: ANSA, Wanted in Rome · how we count
- Nov 11, 10:29 AM UTCFirst reportBomb threat at dozens of schools in Italy following anonymous emailansa.it ↗
- Nov 11, 10:54 AM UTC+26 minMass UK school evacuations after hundreds of bomb threats warn 'death is near'mirror.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+31 minHundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after receiving bomb threatsfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 12, 10:26 AM UTC+24 h· you’re reading thisHybrid warfare: Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK in latest disruptionfrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 11:24 AM UTC+25 hNew wave of emails with bomb threats to schools, some evacuatedansa.it (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 11:49 AM UTC+25 hItalian boy, 15, released from custody over Mosta school bomb hoaxnewsbook.com.mt ↗
- Nov 12, 12:00 PM UTC+26 hHoaxers not yet found as Taoiseach addresses schools amid more bomb threat fearsirishmirror.ie ↗
- Nov 12, 12:02 PM UTC+26 hScottish council slams racist 'disinformation' over school bomb threat hoaxthenational.scot (again) ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Wednesday hoax bomb alerts to schools in Italy, the UK and Ireland, with no conflicting facts.
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1h agoHybrid warfare: Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK in latest disruption Schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday following a series of hoax bomb threats. Similar hoax threats were reported in schools in Britain, Scotland and Ireland. The threats come after a series of hoax bomb alerts in recent weeks including on flights across Europe and cyber attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems in several European countries, including Italy. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Jamie Smith-Maillet tells us more.
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