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Schools across Italy, UK and Ireland hit by hoax bomb threats, Meloni also targeted

Schools across Italy, UK and Ireland hit by hoax bomb threats, Meloni also targeted

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Hoax bomb alerts prompted the evacuation of more than 300 schools across Italy after authorities received an emailed bomb threat, marking the latest in a series of recent hoax threats that have also targeted airlines and broadcasters in Europe. Similar fraudulent emails were reported in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Italian officials carried out the evacuations on Wednesday, and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni commented on the incident, though the specific remarks are not detailed in the reports.

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  2. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Italy evacuates over 300 schools due to bomb alert, with threats in Scotland and Ireland

    MILAN: Italian authorities evacuated hundreds of schools Wednesday after an emailed bomb threat, the latest in a series of disruptions affecting European institutions following recent hoaxes aimed at airlines and broadcasters. Schools in Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland received similar…

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  4. India Today Center-Right Living Media India Current article

    Schools across Italy, UK and Ireland hit by hoax bomb threats, Meloni also targeted

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