14-year-old in Lamezia Terme foils knife plot against Italian teacher via Telegram
Police stopped a 14-year-old who had arranged via a Telegram group to bring a knife hidden in school bathrooms to attack his Italian teacher in Lamezia Terme.
In Lamezia Terme, a 14-year-old pupil from the Istituto comprensivo “Nicotera-Costabile” was accused of planning a knife attack on his Italian teacher. He allegedly coordinated the plot through a Telegram chat and concealed the weapon in the school’s restrooms. Carabinieri intercepted the online messages, conducted a home search, and seized the boy’s phone and clothing seen in social-media photos. The attempt was thwarted before any violence occurred.
