Fake Bomb Threats on Flights and Cruise Ship Cause Travel Disruption in Europe
At least seven flights and a cruise ship were targeted, but authorities found no explosives after searches and diversions across Europe.
- On Tuesday, bomb threats disrupted at least seven flights across Europe, with departures from London, Manchester, Copenhagen, and Dublin affected, though authorities confirmed no explosive devices were found.
- These threats follow Monday reports of potential cyberattacks affecting refrigerator systems at supermarket chains in Belgium, Ireland, and Sweden, mirroring similar incidents in France last month.
- In Spain, authorities searched a Ryanair plane in Murcia following a threat, while Bulgarian Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev reported threats against two flights landing in Sofia.
- Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government's representative in Murcia, posted on X that 114 passengers and seven crew members disembarked safely; the Italian Air Force escorted one flight to Rome.
- Authorities have yet to identify the source of the threats or confirm whether the incidents are connected, leaving investigations into the coordinated disruptions across the continent ongoing.
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Fake bomb threats on flights and cruise ship cause travel disruption in Europe
At least seven flights and a cruise ship in Europe received bomb threats on Tuesday, causing disruption at airports although no devices were discovered. At least two flights to Warsaw, two to Sofia, two to Rome and one to Murcia airport in Spain were subjected to the threats on Tuesday, and another flight to Sofia had been threatened a day earlier. An airport in Warsaw was briefly shut, and the Italian Air Force accompanied one of the flights…
Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats. Source link :
A total of seven aircraft operating flights to Warsaw, Sofia, Rome, and Murcia in Europe received bomb threats. Searches of the aircraft following the threats revealed no explosive devices.
Flights with different destinations in Europe received alerts of alleged bombs, which were discarded after inspections The post Fake bomb alerts on different European flights appeared first on TCS Now - News El Salvador.
A series of bomb threats targeting passenger planes across Europe has mobilized security forces. Two planes each in Poland and Italy, and one each in Spain and Bulgaria were inspected, passengers were evacuated, and security measures were increased at some airports. No explosive devices were found on any of the planes during the checks.
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