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Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland in latest disruption

Verified: 77 outlets in 35 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. More than 300 evacuated, according to 7 outlets.

📍 Italy, IT·🕐 15m ago·77 outlets

Schools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after around 6,300 of them received bomb warnings, the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks around Europe against supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and broadcasters.

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✓ Verified · 77 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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This report links 12 of the story's 77 outlets

Tuoi Tre News· National ↗sbs.com.au ↗Newswire· National ↗Dawn· National ↗NBC News· National ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗The Globe and Mail· National ↗FBC News· National · state media ↗CNA (Channel NewsAsia)· International ↗Al Jazeera· International ↗The Hindu· National ↗abc17news.com ↗

Figures in this story

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 UTC
Italy evacuates at least 300 schools after emailed bomb threats ↗; 3121 outlet: beninwebtv.com· latest Nov 11, 5:09 PM UTC
Europe: 312 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats ↗

The story so far · 83 reports · · 35 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 12, 7:59 AM UTC+22 h
Taiwan university email linked to bomb threats against 6,000 Italian schools focustaiwan.tw ↗
Nov 12, 8:46 AM UTC+22 h
Italy, Ireland, UK schools targeted by hoax bomb threats birminghamstar.com ↗
Nov 12, 9:20 AM UTC+23 h
Meloni appeals to opposition for unity after false school bomb threats ansa.it (again) ↗
Nov 12, 9:24 AM UTC+23 h· you’re reading this
Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland in latest disruptionnews.tuoitre.vn ↗

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[Claude] All three reports describe the same wave of hoax bomb alerts to schools in Italy, the UK and Ireland, with Report 4's figure of 300 schools being a partial count rather than a conflicting one.

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