Two Bomb Hoax Threats Target Flights From New York to Ben Gurion Airport
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
Israeli authorities responded to two false bomb threats targeting flights from New York to Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday. The first involved a Delta flight that had landed, with passengers evacuated for a search that found nothing. A second suspect later claimed to have planted a bomb on another flight. Separately, an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane was denied entry into Israeli airspace on Monday due to an Indonesian crew member.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two separate false bomb threats targeted flights from New York to Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday.
- A Delta Airlines flight was searched after a bomb threat upon landing, with no device found.
- A second suspect claimed to have planted a bomb on another flight from New York.
- An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane was denied entry to Israeli airspace due to an Indonesian crew member.
- Indonesian does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, contributing to the cargo plane incident.
Israeli authorities dealt with two separate false bomb threats targeting flights arriving from New York to Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday. The first incident involved a Delta Airlines flight that had already landed. After receiving an anonymous report of a bomb on board, the plane was moved to an isolated area of the airport, and all passengers were safely disembarked while security forces conducted a search. Hebrew media, citing senior officials, reported that this initial threat was determined to be false, with no indications of a genuine danger to the aircraft or its passengers. The Airports Authority confirmed that security forces thoroughly searched the plane after a report of a suspicious object but found nothing unusual, stating that operations had returned to normal.
Later the same day, a second suspect claimed to have planted a bomb on another flight from New York to Ben Gurion Airport. Details regarding the identity of this second suspect and any actions taken against them were not immediately available. These events occurred amidst ongoing security concerns related to aviation threats. In a separate incident early Monday, Israeli authorities denied entry to an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane into Israeli airspace. The refusal was reportedly due to an Indonesian national being part of the flight crew, as Indonesia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. The relevant authorities received the crew list after the plane had taken off, leading to the decision to deny entry and force the aircraft to turn back.
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