Europe: 312 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats
Verified: 57 outlets in 25 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. More than 300 evacuated, according to 5 outlets.
More than 300 schools in Northern Ireland also received threatening emails. Authorities in several European countries are investigating this wave of alerts.
How sure are we
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.
Who reported it
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 3005 outlets: independent.co.uk, scmp.com +3· latest Nov 11, 5:21 PM UTCItaly evacuates over 300 schools due to bomb alert, with threats in Scotland and Ireland ↗
- 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, 4:30 PM UTC+6 hHundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoaxmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 11, 4:35 PM UTC+6 hHoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Irelandabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 11, 5:09 PM UTC+7 h· you’re reading thisEurope: 312 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threatsbeninwebtv.com ↗
- Nov 11, 5:21 PM UTC+7 hItaly evacuates over 300 schools due to bomb alert, with threats in Scotland and Irelandthehindu.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Italian school bomb-threat wave: Report 2 gives an early count of dozens, while Reports 3 and 4 give the later figure of at least 300, consistent with Report 1's
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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