Schools Across Europe Receive False Bomb Threats as Police Investigate

On November 11, 2026, police in the United Kingdom and Ireland investigated bomb threat emails sent to schools. At least 1,000 schools in Scotland received the emails, and hundreds of educational institutions in Northern Ireland and Ireland were also affected. Authorities said the alerts were false, found no evidence of a real threat and advised schools to operate as normal.

An assistant chief constable in Scotland said police confirmed the threats were false within about an hour of receiving the emails and urged parents to send their children to school as usual. Some schools in parts of Scotland nevertheless evacuated students as a precaution. Scotland’s education authorities said the situation was under control and the public faced no danger.

About 300 schools in Northern Ireland received threatening emails. Northern Ireland police said the emails were sent from outside the United Kingdom, while local education authorities said schools did not need to evacuate. Police in Ireland are also investigating similar messages sent to schools there. Scottish police believe the emails sent to schools in different parts of the United Kingdom may have come from the same source, and cybercrime investigators are tracing their origin.

The same day, more than 300 schools in Italy evacuated after receiving false bomb alerts, prompting many parents to rush to collect their children. Italy’s prime minister said the alerts posed no danger and that police and other authorities were monitoring the situation. Italy’s defense minister said such threats were intended to spread fear and social unease, but cautioned that not every incident could be attributed to hostile states or organizations.

On November 11, 2026, police stood outside a school in Turin, Italy, as students were evacuated following a bomb threat.（VietVance）

Source: VietVance