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Hundreds of schools in Europe receive bomb threats

Verified: 53 outlets in 23 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. About 300 evacuated, according to 4 outlets.

📍 Northern Ireland, GB·🕐 31m ago·53 outlets

Hundreds of schools across Europe received bomb threats, targeting schools in Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland.

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✓ Verified · 53 outlets

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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Evacuated: about 3004 outlets: independent.co.uk, scmp.com +2· latest Nov 11, 12:28 PM UTC
Some 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats ↗

The story so far · 52 reports · · 23 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 11:22 AM UTC

2 outlets from Italy, where the story is: ANSA, Wanted in Rome · how we count

Nov 11, 10:29 AM UTCFirst report
Bomb threat at dozens of schools in Italy following anonymous email ansa.it ↗
Nov 11, 10:54 AM UTC+26 min
Mass UK school evacuations after hundreds of bomb threats warn 'death is near'mirror.co.uk ↗
Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+31 min
Hundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after receiving bomb threats france24.com ↗
Nov 11, 3:12 PM UTC+5 h
Full list of areas affected as Scottish schools sent 'bomb threats'thenational.scot ↗
Nov 11, 3:27 PM UTC+5 h
Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, U.K. and Ireland in latest wave of threats and cyberattacks theglobeandmail.com ↗
Nov 11, 3:30 PM UTC+5 h· you’re reading this
Hundreds of schools in Europe receive bomb threatsupi.com ↗
Nov 11, 3:42 PM UTC+5 h
Bomb threats prompt evacuation of Italian schools in suspected hoax as UK and Ireland also targeted krdo.com ↗

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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same wave of bomb threats against European schools, with Report 2 focusing on the Italian portion and Report 3 giving an updated, expanding count, and none contradict

31m ago

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