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Bomb threat diverts planes flying over Europe in second such event this week
All 151 passengers and six crew were safe as bomb disposal teams inspected the plane after the diversion, officials said.
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.
A plane covering the route between Dublin and Rome was diverted to France, where it was escorted by a military aircraft on suspicion of a bomb threat, the French authorities said.