European officials suspect Russia may be behind a campaign of disruption to everyday life in European nations
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\nSchools across Italy were evacuated on \u200cWednesday after around 6,300 of them received bomb warnings, the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks around Europe against supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and broadcasters.
\nScotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland said many of their schools received a similar email threat from abroad, but it was classed as \u200ba hoax and did not disrupt classes.
\nIn Italy, schools closed swiftly after the warnings, prompting many parents to drop what they \u200bwere doing to collect children.
\n\u201cMy daughter Dafne started crying because the kids did not understand what was happening, and she was still shaken when I picked her up,\u201d said Nensi Bego, parent of a child at \u200bthe Mazzini middle school in Rome.
\n\u201cThis is so annoying. It\u2019s obvious it\u2019s just a hoax that disrupts lessons and disrupts everyone\u2019s \u200bday.\u201d
\nA copy of the message seen by Reuters also included a threat to target Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. She said the bomb alerts posed no danger and that police and other public bodies were monitoring the situation.
\n\u201cAll students have been taken to a safe area and remain under the supervision \u200bof teaching staff,\u201d one school in Rome informed parents through a messaging app.
\nThe email received in Italy was signed \u201cMikhail Andropov, \u200bleader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan,\u201d according to a copy of the message seen by Reuters. \u201cThe (school) emails are public. (Sending the bomb alert messages) was \u200cas easy as drinking a glass of water,\u201d a national security source told Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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