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Hundreds of schools in Italy, UK evacuated over 'hoax' bomb threats

Around 300 schools in Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving emailed bomb threats, with the education minister and officials saying the threats appear to be a hoax. Similar alerts were reported in the UK, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Bulgaria, and while Italian PM Meloni says there is no danger, Deutsche Welle reports that the episode has raised concerns about "hybrid warfare" in Europe.

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