Seven plane bomb threats issued across Europe including two UK flights
Seven separate flights across Europe have been targeted by "bomb threats", including planes that departed from London and Manchester today.
TL;DR
- Seven flights across Europe received bomb threats today.
- Affected flights departed from London, Manchester, Copenhagen, Bergamo, and Dublin.
- One flight from London Heathrow was diverted to Warsaw-Modlin.
- A Ryanair flight from Manchester landed in Murcia, Spain, and was met by police and a bomb squad.
- A Wizz Air flight from Bergamo, Italy, landed in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Two Ryanair planes in Rome were also inspected.
- All seven bomb threats were confirmed as false alarms.
- Security services searched planes and belongings, finding no explosives.