At least 300 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats

At least 300 schools in Italy have been evacuated after receiving identical bomb threats.

“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara announced the evacuations.

The minister said 300 schools nationwide had received bomb threats and that the number could increase.

In a message sent by one school to the parents of its students in Rome, the school said all students had been moved to a safe area because of a bomb threat received nationwide and were under the supervision of teachers.

According to a government source, the threatening letter was signed by “Mikhail Andropov, leader of Mizoginistan province.”

A Rome police spokesperson said Italian law enforcement agencies were investigating the incident.

Concerns over the threat of hybrid warfare in Europe are growing. In recent times, similar attacks have also been reported against supermarkets, blood banks, aircraft and television stations.