Hoax bomb threats disrupt at least 27 flights across Europe in second wave this week
Emailed and telephoned bomb threats forced diversions, fighter escorts and searches on at least 27 passenger flights across Europe on Thursday 5 November, two days after a smaller wave. No explosives were found and no one has claimed responsibility.
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Hoax bomb threats disrupted at least 27 passenger flights across Europe on Thursday 5 November, forcing more than a dozen unplanned landings and prompting several countries to scramble fighter jets, Al Jazeera and The Irish Times reported. No explosive devices were found.
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