Wave of hoax bomb threats sent to schools in UK, Ireland and Italy

Authorities inScotland,Northern Irelandand the Republic ofIrelandsaid a threatening email which was sent to a large number of schools on Wednesday was a hoax originating from outside the United…

Authorities inScotland,Northern Irelandand the Republic ofIrelandsaid a threatening email which was sent to a large number of schools on Wednesday was a hoax originating from outside the United Kingdom. The emails were reported after the evacuation of at least 300 schools inItaly. Irish police said they were aware of a "generic communication" sent to a number of schools and they had assessed that the threat