Bomb hoaxes disrupt dozens of European flights

At least 27 flights across Europe were targeted by bomb threats on Nov 5, causing diversions and emergency landings, including an Aer Lingus flight diverted to a French military base. Reports say all passengers were safe; no evidence yet links the threats to any state or group.

Europe · Terrorism

Sources

• Hoax bomb threats force emergency landings, evacuations across Europe (Al Jazeera)
• Who could be behind hoax bomb threats to European air travel? (BBC)
• Bomb hoaxes: Messages reveal how threat was passed on by air traffic control (BBC)
• Bomb threats disrupt at least 15 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears (The Guardian)
• At least 13 flights across Europe have received bomb threats today, the second wave this week after about 10 were targeted Tuesday. Aer Lingus flight EIN40G flying from Dublin to Rome was diverted to (@sentdefender on X)
• Bomb threats disrupt several flights across Europe (DW)
• Several European flights receive bomb threats, some divert (DW)

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