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Threatening emails to schools in Britain and Ireland dismissed as hoaxes
Schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland received threatening emails on Nov.
11.
Authorities in all three areas assessed the messages as hoaxes, with police in Northern Ireland saying they originated outside Britain.
The emails echoed similar threats that led to more than 300 schools being evacuated in Italy.
Irish police said the messages were not credible and that schools did not need to evacuate.
Police in Scotland said they found no evidence of a wider threat to the public.
Irish police said hoax threats had become more frequent and advised people who receive one to contact officers.
Authorities in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland dismissed threatening emails sent to schools as hoaxes.
Police in Northern Ireland said more than 300 schools received an email that originated outside Britain.
Irish police said the threat was not credible and that schools did not need to be evacuated.
The messages echoed bomb threats sent to more than 300 schools in Italy, where evacuations took place.
- Who
- Schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland received the emails.
- What
- Authorities assessed the threatening emails as hoaxes and said they did not pose a credible threat.
- When
- Nov. 11, 2026.
- Where
- Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
More than 300 schools in Italy received similar bomb threat emails, prompting evacuations.
Schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland received threatening emails that authorities assessed as hoaxes.
- Northern Ireland
- More than 300 schools received an email
- Italy
- More than 300 schools received similar bomb threat emails
- Ireland
- Police said no evacuation was needed
- Origin
- Northern Ireland police said the email originated outside Britain
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What people are saying
We take incidents of this nature very seriously and we understand the concern in the community, school communities and for students and parents
Our enquiries have established that there is nothing to suggest that they represent a credible threat or that there is any wider threat to the public