At least 7 planes in Europe received bomb threats on Thursday. These include aircraft from Finland, Italy, France, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Security agencies diverted many flights, while some planes were landed under the surveillance of fighter jets. However, till now the name of any organization behind these threats has not been revealed. Even two days ago, threats were received to bomb about 10 planes in Europe. Later all these threats were found to be fake. A flight going to Italy had to land in France. An Aer Lingus airline flight going from Ireland to Italy was diverted to France after receiving a bomb threat. The French Air Force sent fighter jets to protect the plane. The plane landed safely at Avru military airbase in Normandy. According to the office of French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu, there were 151 passengers and six crew members on board the plane. Everyone was taken out safely. After this the bomb disposal team started investigating the plane. Fighter jets provided security to the flight coming from Finland. Finnair flight going from Helsinki to Rome also received bomb threat. After this the plane was flown to Rome under the supervision of Italian fighter jets. Bomb disposal experts at the airport searched the plane. At the same time, according to Finnish airline Finnair, a JetTime flight going from Helsinki to Vienna had also received a threat. The plane was diverted and landed safely in the Austrian capital. Apart from this, Wizz Air flight going from Milan to Warsaw also received a bomb threat. The plane was diverted and landed in Vienna. Alert in Bulgaria and Czech Republic also: Three Ryanair flights going to Bulgaria’s capital Sofia received bomb threats. Two of these planes were coming from Denmark’s capital Copenhagen and Spain’s capital Madrid. Both were landed safely at Sofia airport. At the same time, the third plane coming from London was diverted and landed in Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second largest city. Four flights going to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, also received bomb threats. After this the airport administration made preparations for emergency landing of the planes. The news is updating…
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