Bomb threat diverts planes flying over Europe in second such event this week
The Airbus A320 landed safely after a bomb threat, and authorities said 151 passengers and six crew members were safe.
- Bomb threats forced airliners to make unscheduled landings across Europe on Thursday morning, marking the latest in a series of threats targeting flights in the region.
- These incidents follow a week marked by cyberattacks on European supermarkets and blood banks, where hackers remotely set fridges to "defrost" mode, spoiling millions of Euros worth of food.
- Bulgarian officials reported three aircraft made emergency landings, while an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome diverted to Evreux, France, as a security precaution.
- Heightened security measures included an Italian air force escort for a Finnair flight, as experts suggest the hoax threats represent a pattern of "disruption."
- While no country has claimed responsibility, European officials have blamed Russia and Iran for what they describe as "hybrid attacks," though both Russia and Tehran deny involvement.
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A bomb. This is what the passengers of the flight departing from Dublin and bound for Rome immediately thought, but then diverted to France. The plane, an Airbus...
An aircraft had to be diverted between Dublin and Rome, and more machines were being investigated, which is known for the incidents.
They also received threats for several flights to Italy and Bulgaria.
Bomb threats again force several aircraft in European airspace to land at alternate airports. Three connections from and to Italy are affected.
Our article is being updatedAccording to official sources, several European flights were hit by bomb threats on Thursday morning. Just two days earlier, seven planes were searched for bomb threats, but one of them was...
In addition to a flight between Dublin and Rome, diverted to France earlier in the morning, Italian news agency Ansa reports two bomb alerts targeting two different flights in the country, this Thursday, November 5.
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