European air traffic targeted by new threats in at least 3 incidents
- Staff at The RTE campus in Donnybrook evacuated on Friday after receiving a bomb threat via email. Emergency services, including the Armed Response Unit, arrived at the scene as the broadcaster halted all live programming.
- Scores of media organizations across Ireland and Britain, including Newstalk, Virgin Media, and The Irish Independent, also evacuated their offices after receiving identical threats. These generic messages did not specify a particular news organization in the text.
- The incident follows hoax alerts that affected at least 27 flights across Europe on Thursday. Garda officials stated they are 'aware of a threat made against media organisations here and in Europe,' signaling a coordinated investigation.
- Programming on The RTE dropped out mid-air during Morning Ireland, and the scheduled programme Today with David McCullagh was replaced with pre-recorded music. Presenter Sarah McInerney confirmed she was among staff evacuated.
- The broadcaster stated the safety of staff is paramount while emergency services search the Donnybrook campus. The Garda will investigate the threats across media organisations, with normal services resuming following consultation.
193 Articles
193 Articles
Today's reports follow a week of numerous bomb threats against aircraft in Europe.
After the false bomb alarms involving at least 27 European flights, threats by mail forced five Irish news offices to evacuate. They stopped direct, mobilized the police: for now no connection has been established with the episodes that involved the planes. The article Ireland, bomb alarm in the editorials: evacuated five media offices comes from The Truth.
In Prague, bomb threats against passenger flights were again employed by the security forces. A larger number of incoming and departing aircraft were affected, the police told X.
In some places, media outlets were evacuated and the program was interrupted, and the police are still investigating the matter.
L'articolo Bomb alarms in Europe, new day of emergency: alert on flights in Italy, France, Denmark and the Czech Republic. In Ireland evacuated TV sites and newspapers comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.
After Thursday's wave of false bomb threats that led to at least 35 aircraft being inspected or diverted across Europe, security incidents continue today. Due to the threat, the plane on its way from Prague to Rome had to land in Venice, and officials are also checking the threat to the plane from Rome to Lisbon. In Prague and Copenhagen, security at airports has been stepped up again, and in Ireland, several media houses have been evacuated and…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
