At least 25 hoax bomb alerts hit European airlines, with fighter jets escorting flights
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- ✓At least 25 hoax bomb alerts hit European airlines on Friday, causing major travel disruptions and security checks.
- ✓Fighter jets escorted several civilian flights after threats targeted planes across the continent.
- ✓While many aircraft landed safely, authorities investigated the incidents.
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Flights and airports across Europe faced disruption and extra security checks on Friday after at least 25 hoax alerts targeted airlines, with fighter jets escorting some civilian aircraft
European aviation faced a wave of security scares on Friday, with bomb threats triggering alerts and additional security measures at airports in Rome, Sofia and Copenhagen. At least 25 hoax threats targeting airlines were reported across the continent.
Among the aircraft targeted were two flights bound for Bulgaria: Wizz Air's W64328 from Brussels and Ryanair's FR1730 from London Stansted. Both received emailed bomb threats but landed safely.
Another Wizz Air flight from Prague to Rome was diverted to Venice and landed there due to a bomb scare, an airport authority source said.
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