Italian boy, 15, released from custody over Mosta school bomb hoax
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.
A 15-year-old Italian boy arrested in May over a hoax bomb threat at a Mosta secondary school has been released from custody on conditional bail and reunited with his family, the Italian foreign ministry confirmed.
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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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From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.
- 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, 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 h· you’re reading thisItalian 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] Back to pending: the other outlets reported a different event. Report 2 covers a separate wave of nationwide school bomb hoaxes in Italy, not the release of the 15-year-old arrested over the Mosta hoax, though the two are related in topic.
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