Europe: What we know about the hoax bomb threats disrupting flights
Headline from France 24 · First reported Nov 5, 6:33 AM ET () · Updated Nov 6, 5:47 PM ET · 21 sources, 31 articles
What's being reported
Dozens of European flights have been disrupted this week after bomb threats were sent in to various airports, with fighter planes escorting many civilian aircraft after threats were called in mid-flight.
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Bomb Threats in Europe Probably a Coordinated Campaign, Ireland Says
Multiple flights in Europe were disrupted and several newsrooms in Ireland were evacuated after false bomb threats, the latest of a series of security incidents.
‘Message to the West’ bomb threats target European newsrooms, travel
Newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria received bomb threats from someone identifying themself as ‘Mikhail Andropov’.
Newsroom bomb threats follow escalating European flight hoaxes
Newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria received emailed bomb threats on Friday from a purported “Mikhail Andropov”, claiming responsibility for a widening wave of hoax threats disrupting passenger flights across Europe. The messages, sent to Bulgaria’s Nova TV and the Irish public broadcaster RTE…
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 disrupted air traffic across Europe on Friday but the affected aircraft landed safely and searches revealed no explosive devices. The latest alerts affected at…
‘Clock is ticking’: European TV channels targeted in wave of hoax bomb threats
Bomb threats warning “the clock is ticking” were sent to TV stations across Europe on Friday, prompting evacuations and programming to be suspended. Warnings were sent to Irish broadcaster RTE, Britain’s Sky, Bulgarian private station Nova TV and others, the companies said. No bombs were found at…
European flights and broadcasters are targeted with another wave of bomb threats
Officials across Europe reported a slew of bomb threats against multiple flights, following a string of hoaxes that caused flight diversions this week. Three broadcasters also received threats.
European air traffic targeted by new threats in at least 3 incidents
Officials across Europe report more bomb threats against flights, following a series of hoaxes causing diversions this week
What are travellers' rights when flights are affected by bomb threats? Here’s what to know
The disruption has hit multiple flights across Europe this week
European Air Traffic Targeted By Yet More Threats
It follows a string of hoaxes targeting flights across Europe this week.
Bomb scares disrupt multiple flights across Europe
The European Union’s transport commissioner said it was “too early to draw conclusions on whether the incidents are linked.”
Center5
Europe bomb hoaxes widen
The series of hoax bomb scares sent to several Irish media outlets and European airlines are likely part of a coordinated campaign of disruption, according to the Irish government. Dozens of commercial flights have been targetted by email with threats said to be over and above the typical hoax in…
Bomb threats target media and flights as email warns ‘this is only the beginning’
Campaign of intimidation continues a week before 50 European leaders are due to attend two major summits in Dublin
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.
Hoax bomb threats repeatedly disrupt flights across Europe this week. Here’s what we know
Dozens of flights across Europe reported bomb threats this week, disrupting air travel across London, Dublin, and Helsinki.
More than a dozen flights in Europe receive bomb threats that an official calls 'malicious' hoaxes
MILAN (AP) — Bomb threats targeted more than a dozen flights in Europe on Thursday, leading to a slew of emergency landings and military escorts in some cases, authorities said. No hazardous or suspicious materials have been found in what a British official called “malicious" hoaxes. Several…
Right5
Newsrooms face bomb threats as campaign of ‘psychological warfare’ across Europe escalates
The disruptions follow various airport hoaxes that impacted flights across Europe this week -- but Moscow has denied involvement.
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights within hours
At least 20 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."
European flights and broadcasters are targeted with another wave of bomb threats
Officials across Europe reported a fresh slew of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week. Three broadcasters also received security threats, in a possible sign the menace was spreading beyond the skies.
More Than A Dozen Flights Diverted Over Bomb Threats, Newsrooms Evacuated
‘Message to the West’
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.
