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This week European authorities have confirmed dozens of hoax bomb threats against passenger flights and some media outlets. At least 35 aircraft have been threatened, several flights have been diverted or searched and multiple countries have scrambled fighter jets; no explosives or injuries have been reported and investigations are ongoing.
Dozens of flights across Europe have been targeted by hoax bomb threats, prompting searches, diversions and in some cases emergency landings and military escorts. Authorities report no injuries and no explosives found, as investigations consider possible links to hybrid threats amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Multiple European flights have been diverted or searched following a wave of hoax threats across borders. Airports in several countries have reported disruptions, with authorities investigating possible links to hybrid warfare and state actors.
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Since Tuesday, at least seven passenger flights across Europe have reported bomb threats. Authorities have searched aircraft in Poland, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and elsewhere; fighter jets have escorted at least one flight and a Warsaw airport briefly closed. All planes have landed safely and searches have found no explosives.
European flights have faced a wave of bomb threats this week, prompting searches, diversions and government statements. Finnair and LOT report threats to Helsinki–Rome/Vienna and Warsaw–Brussels routes, with some planes escorted, diverted or evacuated. Authorities say threats are often unfounded while tightening security across EU airspace.
European leaders confront a potential reset in Ukraine talks as Trump pushes a broader deal that could reshape security guarantees; divisions over how to handle Moscow risk a split between Washington and Brussels as talks in Abu Dhabi unfold.
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