
A bomb threat has been issued to 6,000 Italian schools, with hundreds of them evacuated today. However, Italian media reports that the government has said investigations have not revealed evidence of a concrete threat.
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi also revealed that due to this situation, Meloni has called a meeting at Palazzo Chigi, held this afternoon, to review the situation and take the necessary measures. Meanwhile, it is reported that the prime minister will also meet with opposition leaders tomorrow morning.
The message, signed by a citizen identified as Mikhail Andropov, raised the alarm of a clear threat.
"I have just left a powerful, remotely controlled explosive device in a plastic bag in your building," reads the message signed by a certain Mikhail Andropov, who calls himself "leader of the Vilayet of Misoginistan," while continuing with the threat: "We have come to exterminate you. We will commit genocide against the Italians."
The message continues: "I have long been preparing for this, to kill each and every one of you. I have just left a powerful, remotely controlled explosive device in a plastic bag in your building. I have positioned it so that the shock wave will spread throughout the building."
"All that will remain of you will be bones and a bloody mess. We have planted a bomb in the engine of your prime minister's car." Then, "we will kill the survivors with stab wounds."
The bomb threat and threatening messages are reported to have affected the areas of Milan, Trieste, Padua, Venice, Naples, Brescia, Rome, Modena, Frosinone, Potenza, Rieti, Lecce, Palermo and Syracuse.
Meanwhile, suspicions are that the threat may be associated with a new cyberattack targeting Italian institutions.
The judiciary has already taken action, as it is reported that the Genoa Prosecutor's Office has opened a file for causing alarm, disruption of public services and serious threats, crimes that can be aggravated by terrorist intent.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto intervened to say that the bomb threats are part of a strategy to spread and create concern.
However, it is worth mentioning here that the alarms are not only affecting Italy.
Over 300 schools in Northern Ireland have received bomb threats via email and some have been evacuated. Local police later confirmed that these were false alarms.