5 hours ago · Northern Ireland
Hoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK and Channel NewsAsia Latest are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Northern Ireland. The first report grouped here was at 11 Nov 2026, 11:59 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Hoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy and Northern Ireland in latest threats
- severity changed
The assessed event severity changed.
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Hoax bomb threats made to hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Same story, different outlets
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