# Israel-to-Vienna flight makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat

https://mins.news/en/item/105554

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-18 23:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/flight-from-israel-makes-emergency-landing-in-bulgaria-after-bomb-threat?traffic_source=rss

> Austrian Airlines flight OS82, travelling from Tel Aviv to Vienna, landed in Sofia after its crew received a bomb threat. A Bulgarian MiG-29 escorted the plane, and all 51 passengers and six crew members disembarked. Authorities have opened an investigation.

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