Bomb Threats Disrupt European Flights, Prompt Military Escorts
A wave of coordinated bomb threats caused chaos across multiple European nations, forcing fighter jets to escort flights while authorities assure no explosives were found.
A wave of bomb threats disrupted flights across Europe; affected planes landed safely and security inspections revealed no explosives.
Fighter jets escorted planes amid the bomb threats, and a fresh wave affected at least 18 flights to or from Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Italy, Hungary, Cyprus, Romania, the UK and Portugal, while media organisations in Ireland and the UK were also affected; the threats were described as an apparently coordinated effort to cause chaos.
Danish police investigated a threat against Copenhagen airport, which said it was operating normally.
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Original reporting
Al Jazeera
Hoax or bomb threats? What we know about flight disruptions across Europe
Security inspections reveal no explosives as fighter jets escort planes amid Europe's major wave of bomb threats.
Read the original →The Guardian
Further bomb threats disrupt at least another 18 flights across Europe
Media organisations in Ireland and UK also affected as apparently coordinated effort to cause chaos continues A fresh wave of bomb threats has disrupted air traffic across Europe but the affected planes landed safely and searches revealed no explosive devices. The latest alerts affected at least 18 flights to or from Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Italy, Hungary, Cyprus, Romania, the UK and Portugal. Danish police investigated a threat against Copenhagen airport but the airport said it was operating normally. Continue reading...
Read the original →BBC News
New wave of bomb threats hit European airlines
No link has been established between the threats against the airlines and those against the media outlets.
Read the original →NPR
European air traffic is targeted by new threats after a week of hoaxes
Facts this version was allowed to use
- A wave of bomb threats disrupted flights across Europe; affected planes landed safely and security inspections revealed no explosives.
- Fighter jets escorted planes amid the bomb threats in Europe, according to Al Jazeera.
- A fresh wave of bomb threats affected at least 18 flights to or from Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Italy, Hungary, Cyprus, Romania, the UK and Portugal, according to The Guardian.
- Media organisations in Ireland and the UK were also affected, according to The Guardian.
- The Guardian described the threats as an apparently coordinated effort to cause chaos.
- Danish police investigated a threat against Copenhagen airport, according to The Guardian.
- Copenhagen airport said it was operating normally, according to The Guardian.
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