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Bomb Threats Disrupt Flights From 16 European Countries; No Explosives Found
Flights from 16 European countries are disrupted by bomb threats, but security checks find no explosives.
Key points
- Hungary said it scrambled fighter jets three times to escort aircraft through its airspace after bomb alerts.
- Prague airport confirmed nine flights were affected by bomb threats on Friday morning.
- Copenhagen police said security checks at the airport found no danger to passengers.
Why it matters. The repeated alerts across many countries have disrupted flights and led to fighter jet escorts, with checks so far finding no explosives on board.
On Thursday, flights from 16 countries, including Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain and Denmark, were diverted, delayed or given extra security checks after a wave of alerts. The alerts continued on Friday, with at least 17 flights disrupted by midday GMT and Prague airport confirming nine were affected. Security inspections have so far found no explosives or suspicious materials on board, and no passenger has reported being harmed.
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Bomb Threats Disrupt Flights From 16 European Countries; No Explosives Found
Flights from 16 countries, including Ireland, the United Kingdom, Spain and Denmark, were affected on Thursday by a wave of bomb threats. Some planes were diverted to alternate airports, some were grounded, and others were escorted by fighter jets. Security inspections found no explosives. The episode is the second major outbreak of false alerts in less than a week. Authorities have not yet publicly linked the threats to a single source in the reports.