Italian Schools Evacuated After Bomb Threats Reach 300 Campuses
Evacuations Across Italy
Italian authorities cleared around 300 schools on Wednesday after an email carried a bomb threat. Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said 300 schools had received threats, LaPresse reported; the ministry did not immediately confirm the figure.
Meloni Sees No Concrete Danger
Premier Giorgia Meloni said there was no indication of a “concrete danger” to schools. She said the threats appeared intended to generate alarm and concern. Meloni said investigations were underway and convened ministers for a meeting later that day. Copies of the anonymous email obtained by Italian media, including LaPresse, also contained a threat against her. She did not address that threat in her statement, and her office had no immediate comment.
Students Leave Rome School
At Rome’s Mamiani high school, students went into the streets believing the alarm was the recess bell. They learned about the bomb threat only after they were outside. Eighteen-year-old student Anita Bartocci said students were told an email from Russian hackers threatened to kill everyone, and called the message violent.
Key points
- Authorities evacuated around 300 Italian schools on Wednesday after an emailed bomb threat.
- Meloni said there was no indication of concrete danger to schools and investigations were underway.
- The anonymous email reportedly also threatened Premier Giorgia Meloni.
- Students at Rome’s Mamiani high school learned of the threat after leaving the building.