Rome, The Europe Today: Hundreds of schools across Italy are being evacuated after bomb threats were sent via email, a spokesperson for the Italian police told the media.
Italy Bomb Threats: Number of Affected Schools Undetermined
According to the police spokesperson, the exact number of schools affected remains undetermined, as the emails were sent to hundreds of institutions and each school decides when to evacuate following the advice of its local police branch.
Authorities are investigating the source of the emails, the spokesperson said, while declining to confirm the email address from which the threats were sent.
Evacuation at Rome Primary School
In central Rome, dozens of kindergarten and primary school children were given an unexpected day off as the Quirinio Visconti primary school was evacuated. A teacher told the media that parents were notified to pick up their children.
Investigations into the Italy bomb threats are ongoing.
