# European TV networks receive bomb-threat emails signed ‘Mikhail Andropov’

https://mins.news/en/item/133070

- Meduza, 2026-11-06 20:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/06/european-tv-networks-receive-bomb-threat-emails-from-mikhail-andropov-a-name-echoing-the-late-soviet-leader

> Several European broadcasters, including Ireland’s RTÉ, Britain’s Sky, and Bulgaria’s Nova TV, received bomb threats by email on November 6. Searches found no explosives. The hoax disrupted RTÉ programming for three hours and led to the evacuation of Nova TV’s newsroom. The sender’s identity remains unclear.

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