Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed, in a video message, the bomb scare on Wednesday, which led to the evacuation of hundreds of schools across the country.
“There are no credible threats, and these messages are not being used to inflict harm but to cause fear. They want to spread panic and chaos and make us waste our days,” the Italian Prime Minister said.
Meloni added that the Italian justice system was working with other European countries to identify those responsible.
“Messages like these may be sent again. That will not mean that something has gone wrong; it will be proof that those sending them have nothing else. And they will find us ready,” she said.
Non permetteremo a una mail anonima di decidere il calendario scolastico dei nostri figli. Chi ha fatto questo voleva una Nazione ferma e impaurita. Troverà una Nazione che domani si sveglia, accompagna i figli a scuola e va a lavorare. È questa la risposta, ed è la più forte che abbiamo.
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) November 11, 2026
Giorgia Meloni pledged that Italy would continue to maintain a high level of alert, while making clear that it “will not allow an anonymous email to dictate the children’s school calendar”.
She also announced that she would meet the leaders of the opposition parties on Thursday.
“Whoever did all this wanted a country brought to a standstill and gripped by fear. Tomorrow, they will see a country that gets up, takes its children to school and goes to work. That is the best and strongest response we can give,” the Italian Prime Minister concluded.
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