'Too Early to Draw Conclusions' as Bomb Threat Hoaxes Target European Countries
Authorities are investigating after almost 30 planes and multiple newsrooms were targeted in a suspected coordinated campaign, with many threats later found to be hoaxes.
- On Friday, bomb threats disrupted European media outlets and airlines, forcing evacuations at RTE's Dublin campus and triggering emergency responses for Ryanair and WizzAir flights across Europe.
- These incidents mirror a week of disruptions affecting almost 30 planes across Europe, though previous reports were described as hoaxes after police searches found no genuine threats.
- RTE presenter Sarah McInerney confirmed the evacuation on Instagram, writing, "I'm standing outside RTE, we've just come off air." Irish Independent and Bauer Media also evacuated; Virgin Media received threats but continued broadcasting.
- Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin called the threats "worrying," while Irish Deputy Prime Simon Harris stated, "We don't yet know who is responsible for what is happening this morning." The Garda, Defence Forces, and Cyber authorities are investigating.
- Czech Police warned today that threats to aircraft departing from Prague are "happening again," as authorities investigate whether a coordinated group is behind the ongoing campaign across the continent.
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'Too early to draw conclusions' as bomb threat hoaxes target European countries
Several Irish media outlets reported receiving bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts that had so far mainly targeted airlines continued across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected. No explosives have been found in any of the incidents so far. European authorities are scrambling to identify the sources of the threats, as FRANCE 24's Brussels correspondent Dave Keating reports.
For days, bomb threats have been mounting against scheduled flights, and there are also new cases on Friday. In Ireland, however, similar threats against media houses occur. The authorities are faced with a mystery.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
The bomb threat sent to Irish media links to bomb threats on passenger planes in Europe. The Irish broadcaster RTÉ reports that the sender claims this in an email. Several Irish media buildings were evacuated.
In Ireland, the newsrooms of various news organizations were evacuated following anonymous threatening emails. It is not known who is behind the reports.
Algemeen Dagblad
Bomb threats were issued again on Friday for European flights. These types of threats are disrupting air traffic in Europe this week; dozens of aircraft have been affected by them in recent days. Media companies in England and Ireland are also dealing with bomb threats. Follow all the latest news on the bomb threats in Europe in our live blog.
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