Event 18

{
  "attack_type": "Bomb Threat",
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The claim comes from a social media post that has been widely shared and includes details matching a prior pattern, but there is no official statement corroborated in the post itself. The pattern and quantity described suggest a coordinated campaign, but the precise source attribution is implicit rather than formal.",
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "On October 18, 2023, Lithuanian institutions reportedly received 2,000 emails containing bomb threats. This marks the fourth consecutive working day that thousands of such threats have been sent. The threats are perceived as a campaign of psychological terror targeting the Baltic states, with the attribution of responsibility implied towards Russia.",
  "event_time_utc": "2023-10-18T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot of the post showing detailed claims and date/time.",
    "Claim that 2,000 bomb threat emails were received in one day by Lithuanian institutions.",
    "Indication of a continuous campaign, mentioning fourth working day in a row.",
    "Screenshot provided showing a post detailing 2000 bomb threat emails received by Lithuanian institutions on Oct 18, 2023 and this pattern persisting for four working days.",
    "Screenshot with post detailing 2000 bomb threat emails to Lithuanian institutions.",
    "Timestamp visible on the post: 5:25 AM · Oct 18, 2023."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "This morning Lithuanian institutions received 2000 (!!!) more emails with bomb threats.",
    "This is the 4th working day in a row when thousands of such threats are being received.",
    "Terrorising of the Baltics continues.",
    "This morning Lithuanian 🇱🇹 institutions received 2000 (!!!) more emails with bomb threats."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://x.com/gryn_a/status/1714513122319372406"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Bomb Threat",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot of the post showing detailed claims and date/time.",
            "Claim that 2,000 bomb threat emails were received in one day by Lithuanian institutions.",
            "Indication of a continuous campaign, mentioning fourth working day in a row."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Lithuania receives 2,000 new bomb threat emails; ongoing fourth day of mass threats",
  "location_text": "Lithuania",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "captured_at": "2025-11-23T15:57:25.943375Z",
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "hash": "d1c36f608b9f9e9a47524af7f50f2ac4ff6bb89788690b655978285a6b575e65",
      "mime": "image/jpeg",
      "origin": "restore",
      "size_bytes": 309963,
      "source_url": null,
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_18_1763913445_3163461d.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "2000 Schools",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/gryn_a/status/1714513122319372406"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuanian organizations received another wave of 2,000 bomb threat emails, marking the fourth consecutive day of mass threats, allegedly as part of an intimidation campaign.",
  "url": "https://x.com/gryn_a/status/1714513122319372406"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Bomb Threat",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "18-Oct-23",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "2000 Schools",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "LT School Bomb Threats",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "This morning Lithuanian ?? institutions received 2000 \n (!!!) more emails with bomb threats.\nThis is the 4th working day in a row when thousands of such threats are being received.\nTerrorising of the Baltics continues.\"",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/gryn_a/status/1714513122319372406",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}