Insufficient evidence to link bomb threats across Europe to foreign powers: Macron

INTERNATIONAL BUREAU —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 Defence and Security Council in the coming days to discuss the threats. Read: EU flights hit by wave of bomb hoaxes "We are obviously very vigilant in the face of this epidemic of bomb alerts and threats," Macron said. Alertes à la bombe en Europe: "Au moment où je vous parle, nous n'avons pas d'éléments suffisamment établis pour faire une attribution.

Et donc à ce stade, on ne peut pas dire qu'il y aurait des puissances extérieures derrière ces appels", explique Emmanuel Macron #BFM2 pic.twitter.com/oRiFRZPsLA — BFM (@BFMTV) November 12, 2026 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 on Wednesday, prompting evacuations and security checks. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said authorities had found no evidence of a concrete danger. At least 300 schools in Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving a bomb alert message, according to the Italian government.

Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said the alerts were presumed to be hoaxes, adding that the number of schools affected was expected… pic.twitter.com/Y2cGNyqhR7 — CBS News (@CBSNews) November 11, 2026 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.

French prosecutors launched an investigation on November 7 into false bomb alerts targeting aircraft flying over France, including possible links to foreign powers. Read More: Newsroom bomb threats add to Euro flight hoaxes A series of cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigeration systems has further heightened concerns, although no connection between the incidents has been established.