Novarese

The Novarese is the territory around the city of Novara, in Piedmont, and includes towns such as Borgomanero, Gozzano, Ghemme, Romentino and Trecate ^[2]. On 11 November 2026 the area was hit by a wave of false bomb threats that struck dozens of schools across Italy, with precautionary evacuations at several schools ^[1][2][4].

The wave of bomb threats of 11 November 2026

On the morning of Wednesday 11 November 2026 a series of anonymous emails containing threats of attacks was sent to hundreds of Italian schools, around 9:50am ^[1]. The message, signed by a self-styled Mikhail Andropov, claimed the presence of a remotely detonated explosive device in the buildings and contained death threats, as well as references to an alleged attack on the Prime Minister's car ^[1][4]. The emails came from an address traced to a foreign domain ^[1].

The schools evacuated in the Novarese

In the Novarese the messages affected at least about a dozen schools, with precautionary evacuations in Novara and in the province, in the municipalities of Borgomanero, Gozzano, Ghemme, Romentino and Trecate ^[2]. Classes were temporarily suspended at the affected schools pending the all-clear to return ^[2]. The alert simultaneously affected the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola as well, where evacuations were confirmed in Domodossola and Omegna, at the Dalla Chiesa-Spinelli institute and the Beltrami comprehensive school ^[2].

Checks and institutional reactions

Firefighters and Carabinieri went to the scene to check the buildings; the checks found nothing ^[2]. Police forces and the Postal Police launched inquiries to trace the origin of the messages and those responsible ^[1]. Piedmont Region president Alberto Cirio said he was monitoring developments together with the prefects of Piedmont and the regional education authority ^[1][3]. Regional councillor for Education Daniela Cameroni called the episode «of unprecedented gravity» and expressed solidarity with the students, families and school staff involved ^[3].

A similar episode had affected Piedmont on 2 November 2026, when an email containing a bomb threat reached the Trino comprehensive school, in the Province of Vercelli, causing middle-school students to leave early; checks by Carabinieri with a dog unit ruled out the presence of any device ^[1].

Timeline

• 11 November 2026 — A new wave of anonymous emails with false bomb threats hits hundreds of schools across Italy during the morning and causes precautionary evacuations at several schools in Piedmont, including Turin, the Canavese, the Novarese, the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, the Astigiano and the Monregalese. → Quotidiano Piemontese NovaraToday

Sources

1. Allarme bomba nelle scuole, nuova ondata di email minatorie in Italia: segnalazioni anche a Torino — Quotidiano Piemontese, 11 November 2026
2. Ondata di allarmi bomba anche nelle scuole del Novarese e del Vco: scattano le evacuazioni — NovaraToday, 11 November 2026
3. Allarmi bomba in centinaia di scuole in Italia: anche nell’Astigiano — ATnews, 11 November 2026
4. Allarme bomba nelle scuole di Torino e altre città italiane: scattano le evacuazioni — Torino Free, 11 November 2026