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Second Bomb Threat Scare In A Week Disrupts European Air Travel, Multiple Flights Diverted

Second Bomb Threat Scare In A Week Disrupts European Air Travel, Multiple Flights Diverted

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Britain's Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told broadcasters that flights across Europe have been hit by malicious hoax threats. According to local media and airline statements, more than a dozen passenger flights received bomb threats on Thursday, leading several aircraft to divert and prompting security checks at airports in multiple countries. Officials said the threats prompted searches and diversions, and in one instance an aircraft was escorted by the Italian air force until landing. The incidents have been described as hoax bomb threats.

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    Flights from Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw targeted; security inspections so far have found no explosives or suspicious materials.

    — Deccan Chronicle

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    A wave of bomb threats targeting passenger aircraft across Europe triggered multiple flight diversions and emergency landings on November 5, disrupting air traffic in Bulgaria, France and Italy. Flights operated by Finnair, Ryanair and Aer Lingus were among those affected, with authorities…

    — Organiser

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Around 10 flights were affected across multiple countries, with aircraft diverted to Italy, Bulgaria and Romania amid heightened security checks.

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Second Bomb Threat Scare In A Week Disrupts European Air Travel, Multiple Flights Diverted

Around 10 flights were affected across multiple countries, with aircraft diverted to Italy, Bulgaria and Romania amid heightened security checks.

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