Bomb threats continue to disrupt flights across Europe on Friday
Briefing by News4U · First published
Al Jazeera and Euronews reported that bomb threats continued to disrupt European flights on Friday. A Ryanair flight landed in Lisbon shortly before 8am after a phone threat, and a Wizz Air flight was diverted to Venice for checks. Euronews said France’s prime minister’s office reported four more alerts over French territory Friday morning and that aircraft landed safely while security services inspected them. Al Jazeera said Thursday’s wave affected planes from 16 countries including Ireland, the UK, Spain and Denmark; Euronews said at least 25 flights were hit Thursday. Inspections have found no explosives, and no passengers were reported harmed. [1] [2]
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- Hoax or bomb threats? What we know about flight disruptions across Europe
Al Jazeera · · Full text
- Bomb threats continue to target aircrafts across Europe
Euronews World · · Full text