A barrage of bomb threats has been reported since yesterday, leading to flight diversions and forced landings at major airports, both within and outside Europe.
In the first instance, on Monday afternoon, a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia changed course and headed to Budapest Airport following a bomb threat, Hungarian Defense Minister Rusin-Senti stated in a Facebook post.
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Bomb alert on board the Israeli cruise ship Crown Iris
New bomb threat: An aircraft from Israel landed in Bulgaria
A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet took off to escort the passenger plane, which landed in Budapest.
The Wizz Air flight was en route from London to Sofia when it received a bomb threat, causing the aircraft to divert from its original course.
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In the second case, an alert was issued on Tuesday morning in Poland, following a report of a possible explosive device on an aircraft that had departed from London’s Heathrow Airport.
According to the relevant authorities, the plane landed safely, while security services conducted checks to determine whether the reports of an explosive device were true.
So far, the presence of a bomb has not been confirmed, and no announcement has been made regarding when the airport will resume operations.
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Almost simultaneously, a second bomb threat was reported on a flight operated by the Scandinavian airline SAS, which was en route from Copenhagen to Warsaw.
The aircraft landed at Chopin Airport, where it was also inspected by the relevant security services.
Unlike Modlin, Sopin Airport remained operational, as confirmed by a spokesperson.
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A short while ago, an aircraft flying from Israel landed at Sofia Airport, in Bulgaria, following a bomb threat sent via email.
Counterterrorism units are searching the aircraft for any explosive devices, according to a statement by the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, Lyubomir Nikolov, to the Bulgarian news agency BTA.
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*Image from AP.
