About 300 schools across Italy were evacuated after an anonymous email threatened bomb attacks, prompting security checks in cities including Rome, Milan, Venice, and Trieste. (Foto: Instagram)
About 300 schools across Italy were evacuated Wednesday, Nov. 11, after receiving an anonymous email threatening bomb attacks. Security forces responded in several parts of the country, including Rome, Milan, Venice and Trieste.
The alert came amid growing concern in Europe over threats targeting supermarkets, air traffic and television broadcasters. Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said the number of affected institutions could rise.
A school in Rome told parents that, following a nationwide bomb alert, students had been moved to a safe area and were being supervised by teachers.
According to the Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano, the email was signed “Mikhail Andropov, leader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan” and threatened “genocide against Italians.” The message also targeted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, claiming that a bomb had been placed in her car’s engine.
Schools were evacuated as a precaution while police inspected the buildings.
