President Meloni’s video message on the bomb threats in schools
NULLPEN · Source published 11/12/2026, 9:18:39 AM UTCToday, thousands of Italian schools received a message claiming there was a bomb. In many schools, students were evacuated, public security forces carried out classroom-to-classroom checks, and I’ll tell you the most important thing right away: nothing was found in any of the schools. I know that for many families today has been one of fear, or disruption. I understand and of course do not take it lightly. I wish to thank the school principals, teachers and staff who handled everything in an orderly manner and kept the students calm. I would also like to thank the men and women of the public security forces who checked thousands of buildings in a matter of hours. This is not the first time this has happened and it is not limited to our nation. Today alone, in addition to Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland have been affected in a similar way. Last week, false reports of explosive devices on airplanes forced dozens of flights to be diverted across Europe, some departing from or heading to Italy. Nothing was found on any of the aircraft. During this same period, today included, simil…
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