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Bomb threats in several European countries have prompted flight diversions and additional security checks. Aircraft made emergency landings in France, Belgium, Bulgaria and Romania.
AnewZ reported that Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome was diverted as a precaution and landed safely at Évreux Airport, about 100 kilometers west of Paris, the airline said.
Belgian media reported that a LOT Polish Airlines aircraft was forced to land at Zaventem Airport in Brussels. A Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome arrived in the Italian capital escorted by the Italian Air Force and landed safely as scheduled, a source familiar with the matter said.
Bulgarian officials confirmed that three aircraft made emergency landings following bomb threats. Local media reported that flights from Copenhagen and Madrid landed in Sofia, while another flight from London landed in Plovdiv.
In Romania, about 200 passengers were evacuated from a Wizz Air aircraft flying from Milan to Bucharest on Thursday following a bomb threat. Flight WMT3064 landed safely at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport at 11:08 a.m. local time.
Airport officials said passengers had been evacuated and emergency procedures launched in coordination with state agencies. “Passengers were disembarked from the aircraft. The airport has taken the procedural measures required in such cases in cooperation with state agencies,” the airport said in a statement.
Threats involving four flights to Prague have prompted an investigation by Czech police. Police received information that improvised explosive devices might have been placed on the aircraft. In a post on X, police said they considered the threats unlikely to be credible and would check all four aircraft for explosives after they landed.
Flightradar24 said in a post that no aircraft had taken off from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport in the previous 30 minutes. The reason for the pause was not known.
Similar incidents were reported on Tuesday, when at least seven flights and a cruise ship received bomb threats, causing widespread disruption at airports across Europe. No explosive devices were found.
No country has been directly linked to the threats. The incidents came as European officials voiced growing concern about hybrid attacks and sabotage operations linked to Russia and Iran. Moscow and Tehran have denied involvement in such campaigns.
Earlier this week, unidentified hackers also targeted and disabled refrigeration systems at supermarkets in several European countries. Some experts believe the false bomb threats may be part of a broader series of disruptive activities that are inexpensive and difficult to trace.
