ROME, Nov. 11 -- At least 300 schools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday following emailed bomb threats affecting major cities including Rome, Milan, Florence, Turin, Sanremo, Vicenza, Naples, Bari, Cagliari, and Palermo.

State-run media said that affected numbers could rise, citing Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara. At least 12 schools each in Rome (including primary schools and nurseries), Milan/Lombardy, and Naples/Campania received the threats.

Sent by someone claiming to be "Mikhail Andropov, leader of Vilayat Misoginistan," the email threatened a "genocide against Italians" and claimed explosives were placed in every targeted school and the Education Minister's car.

ANSA said police are investigating the little-known gr...