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Suspected bomb hoax threats force fresh evacuations of Italian schools
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Schools across Italy have received bomb threats for the second consecutive day, with around 1,800 schools from Milan to Sicily reporting similar hoax messages, though no devices have been found.
- The Italian government has advised schools not to evacuate buildings based solely on mass email threats without concrete evidence of danger.
- The threats, signed by a supposed extremist leader "Mikhail Andropov," appear linked to hacked accounts, including that of a teacher in the Philippines, and follow recent bomb hoaxes targeting European airports and airlines.
- Similar threats were reported in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but it remains unclear if these incidents are connected to those in Italy.
- The situation has caused public concern and protests, particularly after a Rome school headmaster chose not to act on a threat she deemed fake due to typographical errors.
