Huge notices about mining attacks were sent to schools in Italy, Britain and Ireland. More than 300 Italian schools have received threats.
More than 300 schools in Italy have received letters about mining, reports the Italian publication Ofek Betisfer. On that day, threats came to hundreds of educational institutions in Ireland and Great Britain. In Italy, they accompanied students and staff from buildings in dozens of cities from Milan and Turin to Naples and Sardinia. The buildings are being inspected by police, firefighters and bomb disposal experts.
According to reports, the sender identifies himself as "Mikhail Andropov, leader of the Misogynistan Wilayat." He threatens death and claims to have hidden a bomb in the school. The author also writes that he planted a bomb in the prime minister's car.
Investigators suspect the email has a single source, similar to recent airport prank threats. Schools in Italy have received similar letters in recent weeks.
Education Minister Giuseppe Valditra said on La7 TV that the number of schools will increase. He considers the threat false.
"Judging by the number of schools, it is clear that there is no real risk," said the minister. According to him, attacks on flights, supermarkets and hospitals indicate a "certain strategy".
Prime Minister Georgia Maloney wrote on social media that the tests did not raise any real danger.
"Tests conducted to date have not revealed anything indicating a real danger. Rather, these messages appear to be part of a strategy designed to sow alarm and concern. They are now being fully investigated," she wrote.