The wave of fake notices targeting air transportation, media organizations and supermarkets across Europe has also spread to educational institutions.
At least 300 schools in Italy that received the same email threat were evacuated for security reasons today.
Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara stated in his statement to La7 television channel that they considered the reports to be unfounded.
Minister Valditara noted that the number of schools affected by the threat message is expected to increase.
According to Reuters, Valditara pointed out the high number of schools targeted and said that this proved how weak the credibility of the threat was.
A school in the capital Rome shared the development in an information note sent to parents via a messaging application.
In the message of the school administration, the following statement was included: "Following the bomb alarm across the country, we would like to inform you that all students were taken to a safe area and remain under the supervision of the teaching staff."
Rome police also announced that police units launched an investigation into the reports.
It was seen that the threatening e-mail in question bore the signature "Mihail Andropov".
It was determined that the same forged signature was used in bomb threat e-mails sent to newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria the previous Friday.
DECISION TO CONTINUE EDUCATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND
On the other hand, the Northern Ireland Education Authority announced that threatening e-mails were sent to many schools in the region today.
The Education Authority has advised schools to remain open as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) did not find the threat credible.
The agency stated that the message conveyed was similar to a threat sent last month, which was declared fake by the PSNI.
Terrorist threats targeting supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and television channels have increased recently in Europe.
Bomb threats warning "time is running out" were sent to television channels on the continent the previous Friday.
Due to threats, buildings were evacuated and television broadcasts were temporarily stopped.
Irish public broadcaster RTE, British Sky channel and Bulgaria's private television company Nova TV reported that they had received threatening messages.
No traces of explosives were found in any of the buildings searched by security forces.
In the e-mails received by Nova TV and RTE, the following statements were included: "We want the whole world to be aware of us, so one of our operations personnel placed an explosive device in your building. The device will explode in 45 minutes. Time is running out."
It is not yet clear who is behind the emails sent with the title "Message to the West".
The messages claimed that the action was just the beginning of false reports that had caused panic on planes throughout the week.
Passenger planes stretching from Serbia to Finland and Spain had made emergency landings and changed routes due to fake warnings.
The fake name used matches the surname of Yuri Andropov, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
The title of the e-mail also appeared to be similar to the title of a biography book about Andropov.
It remains unclear whether these details point to a Russian connection or are intended to draw attention to Moscow.
After the police search at the Nova TV building in Sofia, employees returned to work and the broadcast flow was not interrupted.
RTE employees also moved to their work areas after the completion of a comprehensive police search in the buildings, which lasted more than three hours.
IRISH PRIME MINISTER MARTIN: THE PURPOSE IS TO CREATE FEAR AND ANXIETY
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin stated that security institutions in Europe are examining threats to airline transportation and media organizations.
Martin stated that it has not yet been determined whether the threats were made by individuals or as part of a coordinated attack.
Speaking to RTE radio, Prime Minister Martin said, "What happened shows how simple it is to create chaos with such unusual activities designed to disrupt the normal functioning of society and create fear and anxiety."
After airports, supermarkets and media outlets across Europe, hundreds of schools were targeted with the same fake identity, prompting security units to take action.
