“We Have Come to Annihilate You”: Bomb Threats Empty Hundreds of Schools Across Europe
12th November 2026
Hoax bomb threats emailed to thousands of schools forced evacuations across Italy on Wednesday, and the same kind of message landed in schools in Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland, a week after a wave of bomb threats diverted flights across Europe. Italy’s Education Ministry said the email reached about 6,000 schools, and at least 300 were evacuated, ANSA reported.