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Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland in latest disruption | Reuters

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Hoax bomb alerts sent to thousands of schools across Italy, UK and Ireland

Around 6,300 schools in Italy received bomb threat emails on Wednesday, prompting evacuation of over 300, while similar hoax alerts targeted schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. Authorities described the coordinated threats as the latest in a series of cyberattacks and disruptions targeting European institutions.

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