Bomb alert in over 6000 schools in Italy, evacuations and checks. Meloni: 'Great attention, but there are no concrete dangers'

Bomb alert in at least six thousand Italian schools. The alert was triggered by an anonymous email sent to schools in various cities. Students and staff from the affected schools were evacuated. 'We have come to destroy you. We will carry out a genocide against the Italians', is written in the message signed 'Mikhail Antropov, leader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan'. The email talks about a 'powerful device' left inside a plastic bag 'with remote trigger'. Cleanups by the police. Prime Minister Meloni assures that the issue is being followed 'with great attention' by the government, 'but no concrete dangers emerge'. Meeting at Palazzo Chigi at 4pm to take stock with the leaders of intelligence and the National Cybersecurity Agency. False bomb threat in several schools also in Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani declared during question time in the Chamber: 'I myself have been the victim of cyber attacks, even placing a bounty on me. Today I received further intimidation, which did not spare any member of my family, including minors.'

The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has invited the leaders of the opposition forces to Palazzo Chigi tomorrow morning, at 9am. The meeting will serve to share available information and take stock of the complex picture of alarms, including hacker-related activities.

The Ministry of Education confirmed that the email reached around 6 thousand institutions. Not all schools were evacuated, following the instructions of the prefectures and the police to avoid panic. In Potenza, the director of the 'Domenico Savio' Institute, Daniela Novelli, reported: 'The Postal Police had alerted us to the risk of threatening emails, so we decided to stall on the advice of the police.'

In Abruzzo, the single 112 response center recorded 65 reports. The Genoa Prosecutor's Office has opened a case for causing alarm and serious threats, with the aggravating circumstance of terrorism. In Bologna, despite the evacuations, the students of the Minghetti high school, under occupation, remained to guard the entrance to the building.

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi defined it as 'premature to talk about a common direction', underlining that investigators are working to verify whether it was emulation or a coordinated attack. The checks carried out so far in various regions, including Umbria and Marche, have given negative results.