School bomb threats live: Mass UK evacuations after chilling warning from 'outside country'

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Schools across Scotland and Northern Ireland have been evacuated following widespread bomb threats sent by email, with police launching urgent investigations and pupils sent home.

Schools across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Europe have been evacuated following reports of widespread bomb threats, sparking a major security alert.

A large number of schools in Ireland and Northern Ireland received threatening emails, with hundreds titled "death is near", this morning (Wednesday). Police declared a major incident in Northern Ireland after schools received the threatening messages, reports Belfast Live. The PSNI say they believe the threats came from outside the UK.

Pupils have also been sent home after closures across Scotland, including in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife and the Highlands. Another 300 schools were evacuated in Italy after threats were received. It is not yet clear whether the threats in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Italy are all linked.

Northern Ireland's Education Authority said there is currently no evidence of a credible threat, adding that the emails are similar to a hoax sent to hundreds of schools last month. Police Scotland have said they are treating the emails there as a hoax.

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