Schools in Italy, U.K. and Ireland receive hoax bomb threats amid concern over hybrid warfare targeting Europe
Updated on: November 11, 2026 / 9:49 AM EST / CBS News
TL;DR
- 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.