Hundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax
Approximately 300 schools across Italy were evacuated following a wave of bomb threats that authorities believe to be a coordinated cyber-attack. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that there is no evidence of concrete danger, and the government is investigating the source of the hoaxes.
Why it matters
The incident reflects a growing trend of widespread digital disruption and public alarm caused by coordinated hoax campaigns targeting public institutions.
Image source, Xinhua via Shutterstock Image caption, These children had to leave their primary school in Rome as a result of one of the threats sent on Wednesday
Some 300 schools across Italy have received bomb threats, according to Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara, who described the incidents as probably a "cyber-attack, not a genuine risk".
Valditara told Italian TV that there was a clear strategy behind the rash of threats in Italy and elsewhere in Europe which had targeted flights, supermarkets and even hospitals.
The emails were sent to schools in Rome, Naples, Vicenza, Florence, Pisa, Trieste and many other Italian cities, and a number of buildings were evacuated as a precaution.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called a meeting of top ministers and intelligence chiefs.
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