Italian authorities evacuated hundreds of schools on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) after an emailed bomb threat, the latest in a series of disruptions affecting European institutions following recent hoaxes aimed at airlines and broadcasters.
The anonymous email also threatened Ms. She did not address the personal threat in her statement, and her office had no immediate comment. She said investigations were underway and that she had called a meeting of ministers for later Wednesday (November 11, 2026).
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said there was no indication of any “concrete danger” to schools and that the threats appeared aimed at “generating alarm and concern”. Meloni, according to copies obtained by Italian media, including the LaPresse news agency.
Authorities have not attributed the threats to any group or state, and no evidence has emerged linking the hoaxes to a government. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday (November 7, 2026) that his personal data had been leaked to the dark web, an encrypted part of the internet.
Police in Northern Ireland said they were conducting “urgent inquiries” after a threatening email was sent to hundreds of schools. Police in Scotland said they were treating similar messages as hoaxes and were not requiring schools to evacuate. “Our assessment remains that they do not represent a credible threat,” Police Scotland said. Police in Ireland also said they were aware of a “generic communication” sent to several educational institutions. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said the emailed threats were aimed at “sowing terror, or creating concern”.
