Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland

More than 300 schools in Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after hoax bomb alerts in several European nations, the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks on supermarkets, blood banks, air ‌traffic and TV broadcasters.

Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland said many of their schools also received a similar email threat from abroad, but it was quickly classed as a hoax and did not disrupt classes.

In Italy, many parents had to drop what they were doing and hurry to the...