Schools evacuated across Italy after bomb threats
Verified: 64 outlets in 29 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, but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said there was no "concrete danger". Similar hoax threats were reported in schools in Britain and Ireland, which reportedly prompted some evacuations in Scotland. Meloni said she had called a government meeting with security and intelligence chiefs for Wednesday to discuss the threats. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.
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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 11, 6:37 PM UTC+8 hOver 300 Schools Evacuated In Italy After Receiving Bomb Alerts, Northern Ireland Also Targetedsaharareporters.com ↗
- Nov 11, 7:35 PM UTC+9 hPolice Scotland issue update after thousands of schools sent bomb hoaxthenational.scot (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 7:50 PM UTC+9 hItaly evacuates at least 300 schools after emailed bomb threatssana.sy ↗
- Nov 11, 8:17 PM UTC+10 h· you’re reading thisSchools evacuated across Italy after bomb threatsfrance24.com (again) ↗
[Claude] All three reports describe the same Italian school evacuations after the Wednesday bomb-threat emails, with differing figures (dozens, 300, hundreds) that are updates rather than contradictions.
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5m agoSchools evacuated across Italy after bomb threats Schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday following a series of hoax bomb threats, but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said there was no "concrete danger". Similar hoax threats were reported in schools in Britain and Ireland, which reportedly prompted some evacuations in Scotland. Meloni said she had called a government meeting with security and intelligence chiefs for Wednesday to discuss the threats. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.
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