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Some 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 11). Some 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/300-italian-schools-evacuated-due-bomb-threats-138040834

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Italian authorities evacuated approximately 300 schools on Wednesday following an emailed bomb threat, causing widespread disruption across the country. Premier Giorgia Meloni stated that there is no concrete danger but acknowledged that the threats aim to create alarm and concern. The email also included a personal threat against Meloni and referenced Russian hackers, though her office did not comment further on this aspect.
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European Italian Italy LaPresse MILAN

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Italian NORP · 6× Meloni PERSON · 3× LaPresse ORG · 2× Antonio Tajani PERSON · 1× Education ORG · 1× European NORP · 1× Giorgia Meloni PERSON · 1× Giuseppe Valditara PERSON · 1× Italy GPE · 1× MILAN GPE · 1×

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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said in a statement that there was no indication of any “concrete danger” to Italian schools and said the threats appeared aimed at "generating alarm and concern.” She said investigations were underway, and that she had convened a meeting of ministers for later in the day.
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“They are saying it was a bomb alert because an email arrived from Russian hackers in which they said they would have killed everyone.
2026-11-11 · ABC News (US)
Some 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Some 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats Italian authorities evacuated around 300 schools on Wednesday after receiving a bomb threat via email MILAN -- asserted
authorities → evacuate → email
Italian authorities evacuated some 300 schools across Italy on Wednesday after receiving an emailed bomb threat, the latest disruptions affecting European institutions following hoax bomb threats against airlines and broadcasters in recent weeks. asserted
authorities → evacuate → weeks
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said in a statement that there was no indication of any “concrete danger” to Italian schools and said the threats appeared aimed at "generating alarm and concern.” She said investigations were underway, and that she had convened a meeting of ministers for later in the day. asserted
she → say → day
The anonymous email also contained a threat against Meloni, according to copies obtained by Italian media including the news agency LaPresse. uncertain
email → contain → agency
She did not address the personal threat in her statement, and Meloni’s office had no immediate comment. asserted
office → address → comment
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani revealed Saturday that his personal data had been leaked to the dark web, an encrypted part of the internet. asserted
data → reveal → internet
Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers. asserted
Meloni → blame → hackers
Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara said 300 schools had received email threats, the news agency LaPresse reported. asserted
agency → say → threats
The ministry did not immediately return a request for confirmation. asserted
ministry → return → confirmation
At Rome’s Mamiani high school, students poured into the streets thinking the alarm was the recess bell and only learned there was a bomb threat after they were outside. asserted
they → pour → streets
“They are saying it was a bomb alert because an email arrived from Russian hackers in which they said they would have killed everyone. asserted
they → say → everyone
It was pretty violent,” said 18-year-old student Anita Bartocci. asserted
Bartocci → say → ?
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