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Schools in Italy, UK and Ireland receive bomb threat emails
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Emailed bomb threats reached hundreds of schools in Italy, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday, and some sites were evacuated. Police in Scotland and Northern Ireland called the threats hoaxes, and Rome police said nothing substantiated them. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said law enforcement found no concrete threat, and Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said the aim was to spread fear. Italy’s government said on Thursday that more than 1,800 more schools received similar emails, a day after some 6,300 did. Reports differ on Wednesday’s Italian evacuations: an AP report put the figure at over 300, while the Daily Beast said around 6,300. No sender has been confirmed.
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Emailed bomb threats reached hundreds of schools in Italy and parts of the UK and Ireland on Wednesday.
Across the spectrumReported byFar Left1Left3Center4Right3Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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- The Daily Beast
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- Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, CBS News
- Center
- United Press International, Deutsche Welle, BBC News, CNBC
- Right
- The Washington Times, Washington Examiner, New York Post
- Far Right
- Townhall
Police in Scotland and Northern Ireland said the warnings were hoaxes, and Rome police said nothing substantiated them.
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- Al Jazeera English, The Guardian
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Italy’s government said the threats were a hoax, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said checks found no concrete threat.
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- Deutsche Welle
- Right
- The Washington Times
Italy’s government said more than 1,800 more schools received threat emails on Thursday, a day after about 6,300 received them.
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No sender has been confirmed; the emails were reportedly signed by “Mikhail Andropov”, who also claimed threats in Ireland and Bulgaria.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
What is contested
Where accounts differ
Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.
Were thousands of Italian schools evacuated on Wednesday?
The Daily Beast says around 6,300 Italian schools were evacuated and the Washington Times says thousands were, while an AP report carried by the New York Post says over 300 were evacuated.
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All three sides report hoax bomb threat emails sent to hundreds of schools in Italy, the UK and Ireland on Wednesday. The main difference is emphasis: left headlines stress scale and panic, center headlines call it a hoax, and right headlines foreground Meloni’s view that it aims to stoke fear.
the left
7 outlets
Left headlines range from the Guardian’s plain report of hoaxes in Scotland and Northern Ireland to the Daily Beast’s “Staggering Bomb Threat Blitz”, which stresses scale and panic.
Hoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
6 outlets
Center headlines report the number of schools plainly and use hoax or suspected hoax as the descriptor, without naming a sender.
Hundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax
BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines the right
4 outlets
Right headlines lead with Meloni’s view that the threats aim to stoke fear and place Italy within a wider European wave, with Far Right Townhall tying them to last week’s flight diversions.
Italy's Meloni says bomb hoaxes aim to stoke fear as schools in Italy, Ireland, Scotland threatened
The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines
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sent into a panicStaggering Bomb Threat Blitz
Center1
co-ordinated attack
Right1
wreaking havoc
In the outlets’ own words
Sensational language
co-ordinated attackMore neutral: coordinated campaign
Calling the emails an attack goes beyond the police description of hoaxes, and the coverage does not establish intent or a single campaign.
Incidents appeared to be latest co-ordinated attack aimed at disrupting life in Europe
Used byFinancial Times (Center)
Sensational language
wreaking havocMore neutral: affecting
Havoc is a dramatic judgement that the reported facts do not describe.
…in Italy over thousands of bomb threats, part of a larger wave of bomb threats wreaking havoc across Europe.
Used byWashington Examiner (Right)
Sensational language
sent into a panicMore neutral: were sent bomb threats
Describes the emotional state of many schools without evidence beyond one parent’s account.
Schools in Europe were sent into a panic after bomb threats were made against thousands of them across the continent.
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
Staggering Bomb Threat BlitzMore neutral: Bomb threats to thousands of European schools
Staggering and blitz add drama beyond the reported facts about the threats.
Schools Evacuated as Thousands Hit in Staggering Bomb Threat Blitz
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
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Quotedsow terrorMore neutral: designed to cause alarm
States a purpose for the senders that investigators have not established, in a minister’s words.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said it was also designed to "sow terror" for thousands of families.
Quoted byDeutsche Welle (Center)
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From the left
7 outletsLeads with
- scale of thousands of schools
- parental fear and disruption
- new wave of hoaxes
- hybrid warfare concerns in Europe
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More than 1,800 Italian schools targeted by new hoax bomb alerts
The latest warnings come amid rising concerns in Europe about hybrid warfare threats.
- The Daily BeastFar Left
Schools Evacuated as Thousands Hit in Sensational language“Staggering Bomb Threat Blitz”Staggering and blitz add drama beyond the reported facts about the threats.More neutral: Bomb threats to thousands of European schoolsDisagree with this highlight?
Schools in Europe were Sensational language“sent into a panic”Describes the emotional state of many schools without evidence beyond one parent’s account.More neutral: were sent bomb threatsDisagree with this highlight? after bomb threats were made against thousands of them across the continent. Around 6,300 in Italy were evacuated after receiving bomb threats on Wednesday morning. …
- The GuardianLeft
Hoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Police assure parents and teachers that warnings were bogus despite pupils being evacuated from some sites Hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland were hit by a fresh wave of hoax bomb threats on Wednesday, with some sites evacuated as a precaution. …
- CBS NewsLeft
Thousands of schools in Europe get hoax bomb threats
Less than a week after more than 20 European fights got fake bomb threats, hundreds of schools in Italy, the U.K. and Ireland were hit by similar hoaxes.
Some 300 Italian schools evacuated due to bomb threats
Italian authorities evacuated around 300 schools on Wednesday after receiving a bomb threat via email
- BloombergLeft
Italy to Hold Emergency Meeting After Schools Bomb Threat
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will chair an emergency government meeting Wednesday, after hundreds of schools across the country shut following an anonymous email bomb threat.
- CNNLeft
Hundreds of schools evacuated in Italy following bomb threats via email
Hundreds of schools are being evacuated in Italy after bomb threats were sent via email, a spokesperson for the Italian police told CNN. “The exact number of schools is undetermined, as the emails were sent to hundreds of them and then each school decides when to evacuate …
From the center
6 outletsLeads with
- hundreds of schools affected
- hoax or suspected hoax
- hybrid threats in Europe
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About 1,800 schools in Italy receive bomb threats
For the second consecutive day schools across Italy received bomb threats on Thursday in what the government suspects to be a series of hoaxes.
1 more from United Press International
- BBC NewsCenter
Suspected bomb hoax threats force fresh evacuations of Italian schools
Schools across Italy have received bomb threats for the second day in a row, sparking fresh panic and evacuations.
1 more from BBC News
- Deutsche WelleCenter
Italy: Hundreds of school evacuated after bomb threats
Although the government believes the threat to be a hoax, it has nevertheless prompted concerns about "hybrid warfare" in Europe. Similar messages were sent in Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Bulgaria.
1 more from Deutsche Welle
- CNBCCenter
Hundreds of schools in Italy, UK evacuated over 'hoax' bomb threats
Hundreds of schools across Europe were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving bomb threats, police forces say, amid growing worries of hybrid threats.
- Financial TimesCenter
Hundreds of schools across Italy, Scotland and Ireland receive bomb threats
Incidents appeared to be latest Sensational language“co-ordinated attack”Calling the emails an attack goes beyond the police description of hoaxes, and the coverage does not establish intent or a single campaign.More neutral: coordinated campaignDisagree with this highlight? aimed at disrupting life in Europe
- Sky NewsCenter
Threatening emails sent to hundreds of schools treated as hoaxes, police say
Threatening emails sent to hundreds of schools across Northern Ireland and Scotland are being treated as hoaxes, police say.
From the right
4 outletsLeads with
- Italian government’s denial of danger
- wider European pattern of hoaxes
- no concrete threat found
- aim to spread fear
Leaves out
- Thursday’s government figure of over 1,800 further Italian schools
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- The Washington TimesRight
Italy's Meloni says bomb hoaxes aim to stoke fear as schools in Italy, Ireland, Scotland threatened
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said law enforcement found no concrete threat during checks of thousands of school buildings that were evacuated Wednesday after an emailed bomb threat, the latest in a series of disruptions affecting European institutions following recent hoaxes …
- Washington ExaminerRight
Italy evacuates hundreds of schools as Europe faces wave of bomb threats
Hundreds of schools were evacuated in Italy over thousands of bomb threats, part of a larger wave of bomb threats Sensational language“wreaking havoc”Havoc is a dramatic judgement that the reported facts do not describe.More neutral: affectingDisagree with this highlight? across Europe. After an investigation, no bombs were found in any of the cases in Italy and the rest of Europe. …
Italy evacuates over 300 schools after bomb threat — as Northern Ireland, Scotland also threatened
Italian authorities evacuated hundreds of schools Wednesday after an emailed bomb threat, the latest in a series of disruptions affecting European institutions.
- TownhallFar Right
Schools Across Europe Evacuated Amid More Hoax Bomb Threats
Last week, numerous European flights were diverted following a wave of bomb threats. Fortunately, no explosive devices were actually found and no one was injured. …
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Left
31 min later
Its first report, Nov 11, 6:17 AM EST
Center
First to report
Sky News, Nov 11, 5:47 AM EST
Right
2 hr 14 min later
Its first report, Nov 11, 8:00 AM EST
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- Sky NewsCenterNov 11, 5:47 AM EST
- CNNLeftNov 11, 6:17 AM EST
- BloombergLeftNov 11, 6:22 AM EST
- Financial TimesCenterNov 11, 6:25 AM EST
- CNBCCenterNov 11, 7:03 AM EST
- BBC NewsCenterNov 11, 7:30 AM EST
- ABC NewsLeftNov 11, 7:36 AM EST
- TownhallFar RightNov 11, 8:00 AM EST
- Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 11, 8:18 AM EST
- Deutsche WelleCenterNov 11, 8:43 AM EST
- CBS NewsLeftNov 11, 9:35 AM EST
- New York PostRightNov 11, 9:55 AM EST
- United Press InternationalCenterNov 11, 10:23 AM EST
- The Washington TimesRightNov 11, 10:28 AM EST
- The GuardianLeftNov 11, 10:58 AM EST
- Washington ExaminerRightNov 11, 11:09 AM EST
- The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 11, 11:49 AM EST
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