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Fake bomb threats on flights and cruise ship cause travel disruption in Europe

Fake bomb threats on flights and cruise ship cause travel disruption in Europe
South China Morning Post Tuesday 03 November 2026, 19:04 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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At least seven flights and a cruise ⁠ship in Europe received bomb threats on ⁠Tuesday, causing disruption at airports although no devices were discovered. At least ⁠two flights to Warsaw, two to Sofia, two to Rome and one to Murcia airport in Spain were subjected to the threats on Tuesday, and another flight to Sofia had been threatened a day earlier. An airport in Warsaw was briefly shut, and the Italian Air Force accompanied one of the flights to Rome while an Israel-bound cruise ship was...

At least seven flights and a cruise ⁠ship in Europe received bomb threats on ⁠Tuesday, causing disruption at airports although no devices were discovered. At least ⁠two flights to Warsaw, two to Sofia, two to Rome and one to Murcia airport in Spain were subjected to the threats on Tuesday, and another flight to Sofia had been threatened a day earlier. An airport in Warsaw was briefly shut, and the Italian Air Force accompanied one of the flights to Rome while an Israel-bound cruise ship was...
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