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Europe Faces Wave of Bomb Threats Targeting Flights and Media Outlets

A wave of bomb threats has disrupted air traffic across Europe, impacting at least 18 flights on Friday and targeting media organizations in Ireland, Britain, and Bulgaria. While no explosives have been found and all flights landed safely, the incidents have prompted evacuations and heightened security concerns.

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What happened

01At least 18 flights across nine European countries were disrupted by bomb threats on Friday.
02Media organizations in Ireland and Britain also received security threats, leading to evacuations and alerts.
03Hungarian fighter jets escorted three passenger planes through its airspace due to bomb threats.
04Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares suggested the threats could be hybrid aggression and psychological warfare.
05No explosives were found on any affected aircraft, and all landed safely.
06The threats are being investigated amid rising geopolitical tensions and warnings of Russian hybrid threats.

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares suggested the threats may be part of a "hybrid aggression" and "psychological warfare," potentially linked to European support for Ukraine, though no state actor has been directly implicated.

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