# Schools in Italy, Scotland and Ireland targeted by bomb threats

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/schools-in-italy-scotland-and-ireland-targeted-by-bomb-threats/
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:39:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T09:04:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/12/italian-irish-and-scottish-schools-targeted-by-bomb-threats_6778149_4.html
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- False threats reached thousands of schools across Europe.
- Nearly 6,300 Italian school groups received emails.
- Authorities have not established who was behind them.

## Summary

Thousands of schools in Italy, Scotland and Ireland received false bomb threats by email on 11 November, prompting a major response in Italy but little disruption in the British Isles. The incident intensified debate in Italy about preparedness for so-called hybrid threats, though the sender and any wider motive remain uncertain.

Nearly 6,300 of Italy’s roughly 7,900 public school groups received the message; many evacuated pupils and some sent them home, while bomb disposal teams were deployed in some areas. Hundreds of schools in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland received similar messages, but officials treated them as not credible and classes generally continued. Italy’s prime minister convened ministers and intelligence chiefs, while the defence minister cautioned that such threats may come from individuals rather than hostile states.

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