Italy: 300 schools receive bomb threats, minister confirms
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Hundreds of schools across Europe received bomb threats, with Italy evacuating thousands of students after intimidating emails. Authorities suspect a coordinated campaign to sow chaos, though origin and attribution remain unconfirmed. This escalation in hybrid tactics targeting civilian infrastructure signals a new vector of psychological warfare.
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A coordinated campaign of mass email bomb threats has targeted hundreds of schools across Italy, Ireland, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, forcing widespread evacuations. While no explosives have been found and many threats are assessed as hoaxes, the cross-border coordination and scale suggest a deliberate disruption operation, with some authorities suspecting a link to Russian hybrid warfare tactics. The identity and true intent of the perpetrators, including a self-proclaimed 'Mikhail Andropov' from 'Vilayato of Misoginistán', remain unconfirmed.
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