Schools in Italy evacuated over bomb threats
Verified: 17 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. About 300 evacuated, according to 4 outlets.
Rome among cities hit as an email threatens attacks on pupils and the prime minister. Meloni convenes summit. Hundreds of schools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday morning after receiving an emailed bomb threat, with some reports putting the total at more than 300. Police and carabinieri bomb disposal teams carried out checks at the affected buildings, and pupils and staff were moved to safety. The schools affected were in Rome, Milan, Turin, Naples, Bologna and Venice, as well as elsewhere around Italy, according to media reports. Government response Prime minister Giorgia Meloni has…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- about 3004 outlets: independent.co.uk, scmp.com +2· latest Nov 11, 12:28 PM UTCSome 300 Italian schools evacuated due to 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, 10:59 AM UTC+31 minHundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after receiving bomb threatsfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 11, 11:24 AM UTC+56 minAt least 300 Italian schools evacuated after email bomb alertsstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 12:28 PM UTC+2 hSome 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threatsindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 12:30 PM UTC+2 hSchools evacuated across Italy after bomb threats: Italian mediagulfnews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 12:34 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisSchools in Italy evacuated over bomb threatswantedinrome.com ↗
- Nov 11, 12:39 PM UTC+2 hHundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoaxbbc.co.uk ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Wednesday bomb-threat email that evacuated Italian schools, with figures (dozens, hundreds, at least 300) that are consistent rather than contradictory.
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