At least 312 schools across Italy, including Rome, Milan and Naples, were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving anonymous emails threatening the attacks. Police and eviction crews searched buildings but did not find explosives. The messages also threatened the Prime Minister of Italy, Georgia Maloney, who held an emergency security meeting.
Similar threats have been made to hundreds of schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, with more than 300 institutions affected in Northern Ireland alone. Some Scottish schools were evacuated as a precaution, while Irish authorities advised against evacuating.
The police classified the threats as pranks, with no casualties. The investigation into the source of the emails continues.