# Italian schools hit by second day of bomb threats

> Around 1,800 schools across Italy received bomb threats on Thursday, the second day of mass hoaxes that have caused widespread evacuations despite no devices being found.
- Title: Italian schools hit by second day of bomb threats · BBC News
- Summary: Around 1,800 schools across Italy received bomb threats on Thursday, the second day of mass hoaxes that have caused widespread evacuations despite no devices…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr894w453e90o
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## Second day of mass threats
Schools across Italy received bomb threats for the second day in a row on Thursday. Around 1,800 schools from Milan in the north to Sicily in the south reported receiving similar threats.
## No devices found anywhere
Bomb squads have searched many schools but no devices have been found anywhere, despite the widespread panic and evacuations caused by the threats.
## Government advises against evacuation
The Italian government advised schools that in the absence of concrete evidence beyond mass emails, buildings must not be evacuated. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called it a strategy intended to cause alarm.

> a strategy intended to cause alarm and concern
## Parents demand clarity and action
Many parents are concerned and demanding clarity and action from the government. Protesters have called for new national guidelines after a Rome school headmaster dismissed a threat as fake due to typos.
## Key takeaway

Italy's schools faced a second day of bomb threat hoaxes affecting around 1,800 schools from Milan to Sicily, with no devices found but widespread panic and evacuations continuing.