Rome, Nov. 11 -- Hundreds of schools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday following bomb threats sent through emails to school administrations, triggering security checks in several major cities, including Rome, Milan, Florence and Naples.
At least 300 schools were affected, with the number expected to rise, Italian television channel La7 reported, citing Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara. Police, Carabinieri military personnel and bomb disposal teams were deployed to inspect the premises. No explosives had been found so far, and the evacuations were carried out as a precaution, as per local media reports.
The threatening emails also targeted hundreds of schools in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. However, authoriti...