# Bomb hoaxes: Messages show how air traffic control passed on the threat

https://mins.news/en/item/131537

- BBC News, 2026-11-05 18:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cq398m8w41lyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats in the second such incident this week. BBC Verify analysed messages to trace how the threat was passed on by air traffic control.

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