Bomb Hoaxes Disrupt European Skies, Exposing Security Gaps
A wave of unfounded bomb threats forced dozens of flights to divert, land, or be grounded across Europe, prompting bomb squads and emergency responses while leaving passengers safe.
For many voters this shows how a sudden surge of bomb hoaxes has crippled air travel, with at least 20 flights hit in a week, at least 15 flights targeted, and a series that diverted passenger flights across Europe, including 25 flights on Thursday alone.
Experts note the hoaxes occurred at an unusual level in a short time, describing them as "a very deliberate act." Emails claimed to be from a group called the "Fighters of the Male State," threatening to "turn the skies red," while no casualties have been reported and bomb squads were deployed at airports.
Multiple flights made emergency landings on Thursday after diversions, prompting security operations at airports in several countries; more than a dozen flights from major cities were affected, yet all aircraft landed safely.
Original reporting
CBS News
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights in a week
At least 15 flights in Europe deal with bomb threats, adding to what one expert calls an unusual level of hoaxes in a short time period, suggesting "a very deliberate act."
Read the original →Fox News
Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats
At least 11 planes from cities, including Dublin, Madrid, and Warsaw, were diverted or grounded over bomb threats that have been determined to be unfounded.
Read the original →NBC News
Wave of Bomb Threats Target Flights All Across Europe
Flights across Europe have been targeted in a wave of alarming bomb threats. There have been no casualties, and no explosives have so far been found, but officials are taking precautions with bomb squads deployed in airports across the continent. NBC’s Daniele Hamamdjian reports for TODAY.
Read the original →The Washington Times
Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats after earlier hoaxes
Multiple flights in Europe made emergency landings on Thursday after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said. The incidents followed hoax bomb threats earlier this week that prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, a military escort.
Facts this version was allowed to use
- Bomb threats affected at least 20 European flights within a week, according to CBS News.
- Bomb threats affected at least 15 flights in Europe, according to CBS News.
- An expert described the hoaxes as occurring at an unusual level in a short time period, suggesting "a very deliberate act."
- At least 11 planes from cities including Dublin, Madrid and Warsaw were diverted or grounded over bomb threats that were determined to be unfounded, according to Fox News.
- Flights across Europe were targeted in a wave of bomb threats, according to NBC News.
- There have been no casualties and no explosives have so far been found, according to NBC News.
- Officials took precautions and bomb squads were deployed at airports across the continent, according to NBC News.
- Multiple flights in Europe made emergency landings on Thursday after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said, according to The Washington Times.
- The Thursday incidents followed hoax bomb threats earlier in the week that prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, a military escort, according to The Washington Times.
- The emergency landings occurred on Thursday.
- Multiple flights across Europe were forced to change course or make emergency landings on Thursday after receiving bomb threats, prompting security operations at airports in several countries, according to the Washington Examiner.
- More than a dozen flights departing from major cities, including Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw, were reportedly targeted, according to the Washington Examiner.
- All affected aircraft landed safely, according to the Washington Examiner.
- A series of bomb threats diverted passenger flights across Europe, according to CBS News.
- The bomb hoaxes affected at least 25 European flights on Thursday, according to the New York Post.
- The hoaxes included emails claiming to be from an anti-feminist group threatening to "turn the skies red," according to reports cited by the New York Post.
- The threat notification emails claimed to be from a group called the "Fighters of the Male State," according to the New York Post.
- The emails threatened to "turn the skies red."
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