Some 1,800 schools get new bomb threats, govt says don't evacuate
Verified: 82 outlets in 36 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. More than 300 evacuated, according to 7 outlets.
(ANSA) - ROME, 12 NOV - A new wave of emails with bomb threats was sent to around 1,800 schools across Italy on Thursday, while Premier Giorgia Meloni's government told the nation's educational institutes not to immediately evacuate when they get bulk-email messages of this kind. Some schools were evacuated on Thursday, while checks were done at others while the pupils remained in class. Like Wednesday's threat sent to around 6,000 schools, and sparking many to be evacuated, the message was signed by 'Mikhail Andropov', the supposed leader of the pro-Russian 'Vilayat of Misoginistan'…
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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, 12:20 PM UTC+26 hItaly hit by second day of school bomb threats as Meloni summons oppositioneuronews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:17 PM UTC+27 hSchools evacuated across Italy after bomb threatssurinametimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:23 PM UTC+27 h· you’re reading thisSome 1,800 schools get new bomb threats, govt says don't evacuateansa.it (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 1:42 PM UTC+27 hMore than 1,800 Italian schools targeted by new hoax bomb alertsaljazeera.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Report 3 and 4 cover the same Italian bomb-threat email wave as Report 1, while Report 2 describes a separate Scotland and Northern Ireland threat wave of nearly 800 schools.
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