Hoax bomb threats hit at least 35 European flights

The Guardian reports that at least 35 planes were searched or diverted after a wave of hoax bomb threats against commercial flights this week, with airlines and airports on high alert. Earlier reports cited at least 27 flights and a second wave this week, with no hard evidence yet linking the threats to Russia, Iran or proxies.

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• European skies on high alert after hoax bomb threats this week – Europe live (The Guardian)
• 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)

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