WorldWave of bomb threats targets flights across Europe
Flights across Europe have received a wave of alarming bomb threats. There have been no casualties and no explosives have been found so far, but officials are taking precautions, with bomb squads sent to airports across the continent.
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NBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 12:27
- IN BRIEF: What is known about reported bomb threats on flights across Europe
A passenger jet flying from Ireland to Italy diverted to the French military base at Evreux-Fauville over the possible presence of explosives. Airports in Bulgaria, Austria, Italy and Belgium also received emergency landing requests, as several aircraft diverted after bomb threats or suspicious alerts and security checks began.
Bomb threats divert multiple flights across EuropeAt least 11 flights across Europe were diverted or made emergency landings Thursday after bomb threats that proved unfounded. The affected flights originated in cities including Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw. Similar warnings on Tuesday had been described by the UK government as “malicious hoax threats.”
Bomb threats cause major flight disruptions across EuropeBomb threats forced airliners to make unplanned landings across Europe on Thursday morning, the latest in a series targeting flights there. No country has been blamed, as European officials have accused Russia and Iran of what they call “hybrid attacks” and sabotage; Moscow and Tehran deny such a campaign.
- Bomb threats divert several European flights for the second time in a week
Several flights in Europe have been diverted because of bomb threats for the second time in a week.
- Bomb threats force planes into emergency landings at several European airports
Bomb threats led airliners to make unscheduled landings across Europe on Thursday morning, the latest in a series of threats against flights in the region.
- Multiple flights in Europe diverted over bomb threats
Authorities say several flights in Europe were diverted because of bomb threats. Finnair said Flight 1761 from Helsinki to Rome was targeted by a bomb threat on Thursday.
- Bomb alerts force flights to land in France, Bulgaria and Belgium
Bomb threats forced airliners to make unscheduled landings across Europe on Thursday morning, in the latest of a series of threats aimed at flights in the region.
