Bomb alert in schools, evacuations in the provinces of Milan, Varese and Brescia
Quick Look
- Several schools in Lombardy, in the provinces of Milan, Varese and Brescia, were evacuated following bomb alerts received via email.
- Checks underway by law enforcement and bomb squad throughout the country.
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Why It Matters
Receipt of threatening emails in school secretariats with reports of explosive devices.
Schools were also evacuated in Lombardy, in the provinces of Milan, Varese and Brescia, after the bomb alerts arrived via email. In the Milan area, evacuations of schools are underway. The checks are underway throughout the country, where similar situations have been reported. In the Province of Milan the patrol cars are intervening to support evacuation operations.
However, there are around twenty schools being evacuated in the province of Varese, including primary, middle and high schools. The operations involve various municipalities in the area, from Varese to Saronno, passing through Busto Arsizio and Gallarate.
The alarm was triggered this morning, after an email, delivered on the computers of the school offices of the various institutes, reported the alleged presence of "a bomb hidden in a bag" inside each school. State Police, Carabinieri, local police and firefighters are working on site, together with the bomb squad, to coordinate the evacuations and proceed with checks and clean-up operations within the various school buildings.
The new bomb scare in schools is also affecting the Brescia area. There were several institutions in which evacuations were triggered after an email announced the presence of a bomb. However, some principals chose not to let the students out after learning that the virus had arrived in schools across Italy.
Open Questions
- Who sent the threatening emails?
- Is this a coordinated action at national level?
