Over 6,000 Bomb Threat Emails Sent to Italian Schools 

by · Greek City Times

Italian authorities are investigating a wave of bomb threats after unidentified individuals sent 6,000 emails warning of explosive devices to public schools across the country early on Thursday morning.

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi cautioned against drawing conclusions about possible central coordination behind the threats, which triggered security alerts at hundreds of schools.

“It is still too early to speak of central coordination behind all these alerts,” Piantedosi said.

He added that prosecutors and police investigators would need to establish whether a coordinated operation lay behind the incident.

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Meanwhile, Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara confirmed that authorities had received 6,000 threatening emails, each targeting a different public school.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is scheduled to meet Defence Minister Guido Crosetto and Interior Minister Piantedosi at Palazzo Chigi, the seat of government, in the presence of the heads of Italy’s security services.

In a statement, Meloni said the government was closely monitoring the situation but stressed that authorities had identified no specific threats at this stage.

She added that the warnings appeared to form part of a strategy designed to trigger security alerts and spread public anxiety, prompting authorities to carry out all necessary investigations.

(Source: AMNA)

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