12.11.2026 06:30
Bomb-threat emails sent to 6,300 schools in Italy caused panic in the country. While many schools were evacuated, it emerged that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was also targeted in the threatening messages. No explosives were found in the security forces' inspections, while Meloni said, "Those who did this wanted a country that had stopped and been gripped by fear. They will find before them a country that wakes up tomorrow, takes its children to school, and goes to work."
Anonymous emails sent to thousands of educational institutions in Italy yesterday triggered a security alarm. In messages reaching approximately 6,300 schools across the country, it was claimed that explosives had been placed in school buildings. Following the threats, students were evacuated from hundreds of schools while police teams and bomb disposal experts went into action.
Security measures were increased in many cities, especially the capital Rome. Education was interrupted in some schools, and students and teachers were removed from the buildings as a precaution. No explosives were found in the searches.
IT WAS CLAIMED THAT A BOMB WAS PLACED IN MELONI'S VEHICLE
According to information in the Italian press, the threat messages did not target only schools. The emails also included statements directed at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The person or persons who sent the message claimed that they had placed a bomb in the engine of the Prime Minister's vehicle.
It was determined that the threatening emails were sent through a compromised account belonging to a university in Taiwan. It was established that the signature used in the messages had also appeared in previous fake bomb reports targeting airlines and television organizations in Europe.
HARSH REACTION FROM MELONI: THEY WILL NOT FIND A FRIGHTENED COUNTRY
Following the events, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who held a meeting with ministers, intelligence officials and cybersecurity experts, reacted to the threats with a video message published from her social media account.
Meloni said, "We will not allow an anonymous email to determine our children's school calendar. Those who did this wanted an inactive and frightened nation. Tomorrow they will encounter a nation that wakes up, takes its children to school and goes to work. This is the answer, and this is the strongest answer we have."
"THEIR AIM IS TO CREATE FEAR AND CHAOS"
Stating that the threat messages aimed to create fear in society, Meloni announced that no finding pointing to a concrete danger had been encountered in the investigations.
Expressing that those who sent the messages wanted to create fear, doubt and chaos, Meloni said that similar threats could be experienced again, but security forces would continue to evaluate each report separately.
SIMILAR THREATS WERE ALSO EXPERIENCED IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Following the developments in Italy, it was reported that similar threat messages were also sent to schools in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. While security units went into action in these countries, initial assessments stated that the threats were not credible.
Italian authorities launched joint work with security units in other European countries to determine the source of the messages. While it has not yet been established who is behind the threats, no country or organization linked to the incident has been officially held responsible.