Bomb threat at around 6,000 Italian schools: “We have come to exterminate you

Around 6,000 schools in Italy received an anonymous email threatening bomb attacks and the extermination of Italians, the Ministry of Education announced. The institutions affected included schools at various levels.

The message arrived in the email inboxes of thousands of schools at around 11:00. The sender identified himself as Mikhail Antropov, leader of the self-proclaimed “Vilayat of Misoginistan” group.

“We have come to exterminate you. We will carry out a genocide against Italians,” the email said. The author claimed that a “powerful explosive” had been hidden inside the school buildings, in a plastic bag and with “remote activation.”

The threat also referred to the Italian prime minister’s vehicle: the sender claimed to have placed a bomb inside it.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called a meeting to discuss the situation and security measures. Several schools were evacuated and panic broke out after the messages were received. The situation later appeared to return to normal, while authorities continue to investigate the case.

Similar threats have also been reported in Northern Ireland, where such emails were sent to hundreds of educational institutions. Local police confirmed that it was a false alarm.

The scale of the threat and the large number of schools involved have caused widespread alarm across Italy’s education system.