Istanbul [Turkey], November 13: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday there was insufficient evidence to determine whether foreign powers were behind a wave of bomb threats across Europe.
"At this point, we do not have sufficiently established evidence to make an attribution. At this stage, we cannot say that foreign powers are behind these calls," Macron told reporters on the sidelines of a European leaders' summit in Dublin.
He said he would convene a meeting of the Defense and Security Council in the coming days to discuss the threats.
"We are obviously very vigilant in the face of this epidemic of bomb alerts and threats," Macron said.
Several incidents were reported in France on Thursday, including a bomb alert at Calais railway station that disrupted rail services and another at a high school in Marseille that prompted an evacuation.
Classes at the school resumed after security checks found no threat.
Italy also faced a wave of bomb threats targeting schools Wednesday, prompting evacuations and security checks. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said authorities had found no evidence of a concrete danger.
Hundreds of schools across the UK and Ireland have also received bomb threats, raising concerns about a possible broader campaign of hybrid threats across Europe.
Source: Qatar Tribune