More than 100 Italian schools receive bomb threats

More than 100 schools received anonymous emails warning of explosive devices, prompting the evacuation of students and staff as authorities conducted security checks

By AGENCY

11 Nov 2026 08:56pm

Schoolchildren gather near Trajan's Forum after they evacuated the school "Ennio Quirino Visconti" during a bomb alert, in Rome. Schools were evacuated across Italy on November 11, 2026 following a series of hoax bomb threats, but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said there was no "concrete danger". Similar hoax threats were reported in schools in Britain and Ireland, which prompted some evacuations. -AFP Photo

ISTANBUL – More than 100 schools across Italy reported bomb threats after receiving an anonymous email warning of an explosive device on their premises, prompting the evacuation of students and staff, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing local media.

Italian news agency ANSA reported on Wednesday that the email, sent to schools in several cities, claimed that a powerful explosive device had been placed inside a plastic bag and was equipped with a remote trigger.

The message also included threats of violence against Italians and was signed by someone claiming to be the leader of a group called the Vilayat of Misoginistan.

Law enforcement officers were conducting security checks at the affected schools, while the number of schools reporting threats continued to rise.

The incident followed a similar scare in recent days, when an email containing threats was sent to 280 school principals. –BERNAMA