Bomb threats in schools of the Province of Cuneo on 11 November 2026

On 11 November 2026 a series of threatening emails triggered precautionary evacuations and checks in more than twenty schools in the Province of Cuneo. The reports concerned schools in Cuneo, Alba, Bra, Ceva, Demonte, Mondovì, Racconigi, Saluzzo and Savigliano, involving thousands of students. Responses varied from school to school: in some cases students were taken outside the buildings, in others checks were carried out without evacuation ^[1].

The schools affected

In Ceva, the primary and middle schools and the Baruffi secondary school were evacuated. According to mayor Fabio Mottinelli, after a check students at the Baruffi school went back inside the building, while families collected the children and teenagers from the other two school levels; for those not yet collected by parents, the municipality arranged temporary accommodation in nearby public halls ^[1].

In Mondovì, the municipality agreed with school principals, the local police and the Carabinieri on the precautionary evacuation of students, teachers and staff of the town's three secondary schools: Cigna-Baruffi-Garelli, Giolitti-Bellisario and Vasco-Beccaria-Govone, to allow checks and clearance operations ^[1].

In Alba the alarm affected the Umberto I Enology School and the Rodari primary school, both evacuated as a precaution. In Demonte, however, at the Lalla Romano comprehensive school, students remained inside the building while the Carabinieri carried out inspections of the premises. Further reports concerned schools in Cuneo, Bra, Savigliano, Racconigi and Saluzzo ^[1].

Institutional coordination

A statement from the Province of Cuneo said that the president of the province held urgent talks with the prefect of Cuneo, Mariano Savastano, and with the mayors of municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants: Cuneo, Alba, Bra, Fossano, Savigliano, Saluzzo, Borgo San Dalmazzo and Busca. The statement attributes any decisions on precautionary evacuation to school principals, acting in coordination with the authorities and local administrations. According to the same statement, the mayors had asked the prefect for a meeting together with the school principals, a step that was planned but had not yet taken place by the time the news was released ^[1].

National context

In the afternoon of 11 November, prime minister Giorgia Meloni said that, based on the national checks carried out up to that point, there were no signs of a concrete danger, noting that further checks were still under way. Interior minister Matteo Piantedosi said it was premature to speak of a common hand behind the reports, leaving assessments to investigators. The day also saw similar alarms in other provinces of Piedmont ^[1].

Sources

1. Allarmi scuole Granda, evacuazioni a Ceva — Quotidiano Piemontese, 11 November 2026