'Genocide against Italians': Over 300 schools evacuated after bomb threats in Italy

More than 300 schools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving identical bomb threat emails warning of a “genocide against the Italians”, triggering security sweeps and disrupting classes across the country.The threats were sent to educational institutions in several regions, from Rome to Friuli in the north and Basilicata in the south. Students and staff were moved to safe areas while police searched school premises for explosives.The email was signed by a sender identifying himself as “Mikhail Andropov, leader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan”, according to a government source familiar with the matter.

It claimed that a powerful explosive device with a remote detonator had been placed inside a school building and threatened to kill Italians in a mass attack. The message also claimed that a bomb had been planted in the engine of prime minister Giorgia Meloni's car.Education minister Giuseppe Valditara told Italian broadcaster La7 that at least 300 schools had received the alerts, adding that the number could rise.