Schools in Italy, U.K. and Ireland receive hoax bomb threats amid concern over hybrid warfare targeting Europe

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Over 6,300 schools in Italy, plus hundreds in Ireland and the U.K., received hoax bomb threats.
Mass evacuations occurred in Italy, while authorities in Ireland deemed the threats not credible.
The threats are suspected to be part of hybrid warfare tactics employed by Russia and Iran.
Similar threats were recently made against European commercial flights.
The messages claimed to be from a Russian extremist group, with one threatening Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
This marks the third wave of bomb threats against Italian schools in a month.
Security officials have warned of evolving threats from Russia and Iran, targeting both government and civilian infrastructure.
A group linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards has claimed responsibility for other sabotage incidents.

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