Wave of hoax bomb alerts in Europe: Schools and trains targeted

A wave of hoax bomb alerts is hitting Europe: after some 6,300 Italian schools received similar threats the previous day, approximately 1,800 additional institutions received alerts today (Wednesday). Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has instructed schools not to evacuate without verifying a concrete threat. Simultaneously, the rail operator Eurostar reported disruptions to service between London and Paris due to a bomb alert at the Calais-Fréthun station in northern France, as reported by Ynet and the Jerusalem Post. European authorities are investigating a suspected Russian involvement, though French President Emmanuel Macron noted that it is too early to definitively determine who is responsible. Further details have not yet been released.