Seven planes across Europe searched or diverted after ‘malicious hoax’ bomb threats
Seven flights across Europe were targeted by suspected bomb threats.
Key points
- In Poland, a flight by Polish airline LOT from London’s Heathrow airport to Warsaw’s main Chopin airport was diverted to the Polish capital’s Modlin airport after a bomb threat.
- Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats.
- Two UK departures – one from Heathrow and one from Manchester – were among those threatened in what Downing Street called “malicious hoaxes”, though all planes landed safely and no explosives were found.
At least seven flights and an Israel-bound cruise ship received threats, but officials say searches found no explosives.
The bomb threats involved two passenger planes bound for Warsaw, a Ryanair flight from London to Spain, and a fourth flight traveling from Israel to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.
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