“We fully appreciate that any message of this nature is distressing and can assure schools, parents/carers and children and young people that we will provide a further update following engagement with police.”
Police Scotland said their Cyber and Fraud Unit is carrying out enquiries to establish the source of the messages.
Schools in Italy have also been forced to evacuate this morning following a “nationwide bomb alert”, according to reports.
Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara told the La7 TV channel they have been presumed hoaxes.
The emails were signed off “Mikhail Andropov, leader of the Vilayat of Misoginistan,” Reuters report.
The same author claimed responsibility for bomb threats in Ireland and Bulgaria last week, they say.
