More than 300 schools in Italy evacuated after bomb threat emails
What's new: Police in Northern Ireland and Scotland also treated similar messages as hoaxes, widening concerns about a Europe-wide intimidation campaign.
More than 300 schools in Italy were evacuated Wednesday after receiving emailed bomb threats that authorities said were likely hoaxes, part of a broader wave of disruptive threats across Europe. Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said the number of affected schools could still rise. In Rome, one school told parents that students had been moved to a safe area under staff supervision. Similar threatening emails also reached more than 300 schools in Northern Ireland, while Police Scotland said there was no indication of a credible risk. Italian police opened an investigation. The message seen by Reuters was signed "Mikhail Andropov, leader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan," the same purported author linked to earlier threats sent to newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria.