Hoax bomb threats hit thousands of schools in Italy, Scotland and Ireland
Emailed bomb threats reached about 6,300 state schools in Italy and hundreds more in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, prompting precautionary evacuations. Police in every country involved said the threats were not credible, no explosives were found, and investigators are trying to trace the sender.
Kabeer Ahmad7 min read