Schools in Italy evacuated in response to bomb threats
Verified: 66 outlets in 30 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. More than 300 evacuated, according to 7 outlets.
Several schools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday in response to a series of bomb threats. Italian media report that emails were sent to some 300 schools in Rome, Naples, Florence, Pisa and several other cities. The alarm was later lifted and pupils allowed to return to class. The education minister says the incidence is…
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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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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 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, 8:17 PM UTC+10 hSchools evacuated across Italy after bomb threatsfrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 8:26 PM UTC+10 h· you’re reading thisSchools in Italy evacuated in response to bomb threatsnationwideradiojm.com ↗
- Nov 11, 8:40 PM UTC+10 hThousands of ‘hoax’ bomb threats sent to schools in Italy, U.K., police sayglobalnews.ca ↗
- Nov 11, 8:44 PM UTC+10 hMeloni on bomb threats against schools: ‘They want to cause fear, not inflict harm’en.protothema.gr (again) ↗
[Claude] All three reports cover the same Wednesday wave of bomb threats against Italian schools, and their figures (dozens, 300) differ only in precision, not contradiction.
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