The Italian authorities have evacuated this Wednesday a few dozen schools throughout the country after a massive anonymous email that has warned of a bomb threat in some 300 educational centers, without in any case revealing a real risk to security.
“About 300 schools throughout Italy have received emails containing bomb threats, although the number is expected to increase,” said the Minister of Education, Giuseppe Valditara, in statements reported by the Italian newspaper La Stampa.
In any case, the head of Education has sent a message of calm emphasizing that “the alarm should not spread.” “From the content of the email it is clear that the real risk is practically non-existent,” he said.
Valditara has thus maintained that “most likely” it is a “cyber attack”, although he has stressed that the protocols must now be carried out with the participation of the security services.
It is not the first incident of this style, since in recent days some 280 directors of centers in Italy received an email in these terms.
For its part, the Italian Executive has stressed that it is “closely monitoring” the situation with the bomb warnings in schools. “Security forces and institutions at all levels are working to monitor the situation and convey peace of mind to citizens, families and staff at educational centers,” he noted in a statement reported by the media.
Meloni rules out a “real danger” after the threats
The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, has stated that no indication of “real danger” has been detected after the false bomb threats received in hundreds of educational centers throughout the country, although she called an emergency meeting in Rome to evaluate the situation.
“At the moment, according to the checks carried out, no indication has been detected that allows us to consider that there is a real danger,” the president said in a message on her Instagram account.
Meloni has indicated that the complaints “seem to respond more to a strategy aimed at generating alarm and concern” and assured that the necessary investigations are already being carried out to clarify what happened.
The prime minister has also stated that security forces and institutions are monitoring the situation and working to reassure citizens, families and educational staff.
“The State is present and is doing everything necessary to guarantee the security of citizens,” he concluded.
To analyze what happened and coordinate new measures, Meloni has called a meeting this afternoon at the Chigi Palace, headquarters of the Executive in Rome. The vice presidents Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani will participate in the meeting; the Ministers of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, and Defense, Guido Crosetto; Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano, as well as those responsible for the intelligence services and the National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN).
