Thousands of Italian Schools Targeted by Anonymous Bomb Threats

Thousands of schools across Italy were affected on Wednesday after receiving anonymous bomb threats sent via email, with many evacuated.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni assured citizens that the threats were part of a strategy to cause panic, urging Italians to maintain their daily routines while authorities investigate the incidents, BioBioChile reported.

The messages arrived via an email account utilizing a Taiwan domain and bore the signature of a sender named Mikhail Antropov, according to local media reports cited by BioBioChile. The text said that a powerful explosive had been left inside a plastic bag in the building, warning of violence.

Law enforcement agencies deployed specialized units alongside bomb-disposal teams and detector dogs to inspect the premises.

Meloni evaluates security alerts targeting educational facilities

Meloni convened relevant government ministers and intelligence officials to evaluate the situation after roughly 6,000 educational facilities were targeted by the digital warnings, BioBioChile noted. Security teams found no explosive devices during their sweeps.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani described the wave of security alerts—which has also targeted European commercial flights and remote-controlled supermarket refrigeration units—as a hybrid war directed against Europe and Western nations, BioBioChile reported.

The disturbance stretched beyond Italy’s borders. In Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, hundreds of educational facilities received similar warnings.

Investigation into the origin of alerts

El jefe de la policía irlandesa Justin Kelly afirmó que los responsables operan fuera del país y buscan sembrar la discordia y desestabilizar las democracias, infobae reportó. Similar digital threats had previously targeted European aviation infrastructure and public broadcasters.

Italian judicial authorities, working alongside European counterparts, continue to trace the origins of the emails. Meanwhile, the Italian government scheduled a meeting with opposition political parties on Thursday, November 12, 2026, to review the incidents.

“For now there is no element indicating danger. These messages are not meant to strike, but to frighten. Those who write them seek above all our fear, lost days, suspicion, and chaos.”

said Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, in a video statement reported by BioBioChile.

Authorities have urged families and school staff to rely on their institutions as investigations into the emails continue.