Bomb threats forced airliners to make unplanned landings across Europe on Thursday morning, the latest in a series of threats targeting flights in Europe.<\/p>\n
Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome landed safely at Evreux airport, 100 km west of Paris, after being diverted as a security precaution, the Irish airline said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Belgian media reported that an airliner forced to land at Brussels’ Zaventem airport belonged to the Polish airline LOT.<\/p>\n
A Finnair plane from Helsinki was safely escorted to its scheduled landing in Rome by the Italian air force, a source close to the matter said.<\/p>\n
Bulgarian officials reported three aircraft making emergency landings because of bomb threats.<\/p>\n
Airplanes flying from Copenhagen and Madrid landed in Sofia, the interior minister said, according to broadcaster bTV.<\/p>\n
A third aircraft, from London, landed in Plovdiv, local media said.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, at least seven flights and a cruise ship received bomb threats, causing disruption at airports across Europe, although no devices were discovered.<\/p>\n
While no country has attributed blame for the threats, \u2060they come at a time when European officials have been blaming both Russia and Iran for what they describe as “hybrid attacks” and acts of sabotage. Moscow and Tehran both deny any such campaign.<\/p>\n
This week, unidentified hackers shut down fridges in supermarkets in several European countries. Some experts said hoax bomb threats could be part of a similar pattern of low-cost, \u2060deniable disruption efforts.<\/p>\n
Reuters<\/p>\n
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