conv.

All stories
SecurityFading · day 5

Four European flights hit by bomb threats in coordinated wave

Flights to Poland, Spain, and Bulgaria diverted or rerouted on Tuesday; no explosives found in any incident.

newest coverage 4d agosummary written 5d ago396 pieces5.9k likes & upvotes255 comments Google NewsNewswiresRedditMastodonYouTubeBlueskyXHacker News

What to know

  • Four flights across Europe were targeted by bomb threats on November 3 within hours of each other, affecting travel to Poland, Spain, and Bulgaria.
  • All security checks and inspections ruled out explosive devices on every aircraft; threats appear to be false alarms.
  • Authorities have not confirmed whether the incidents are linked, though they occurred in a coordinated timeframe and follow similar threats in recent weeks.

“The 114 passengers and 7 crew members have disembarked and are undergoing a security check. At this time, the aircraft is being inspected.”

Francisco Lucas, Spanish government delegate for Murcia region · Newsweek ↗ · Nov 2

Francisco Lucas Spanish government delegate for Murcia regionLOT Polish Airlines Airline operatorSAS (Scandinavian Airlines) Airline operatorRyanair Airline operatorWizz Air Airline operator

Four European flights hit by bomb threats in coordinated wave
Anadolu Agency

How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

Peak 46 pieces in two hours at Nov 5, 5 AM; 396 pieces over 5 days (297 articles · 24 videos · 65 posts · 10 comments) Nov 3, 3 AM — 9 pieces · 9 articles — Google News 9Nov 3, 5 AM — quietNov 3, 7 AM — 30 pieces · 25 articles · 5 posts — Google News 15, Newswires 10, Reddit 2, +2 moreNov 3, 9 AM — 25 pieces · 23 articles · 2 posts — Newswires 17, Google News 6, Mastodon 2Nov 3, 11 AM — 18 pieces · 16 articles · 2 posts — Google News 10, Newswires 6, Reddit 2Nov 3, 1 PM — 16 pieces · 10 articles · 2 videos · 4 posts — Newswires 8, Mastodon 4, Google News 2, +1 moreNov 3, 3 PM — 8 pieces · 7 articles · 1 post — Google News 4, Newswires 3, Mastodon 1Nov 3, 5 PM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 comment — Reddit 1, Newswires 1Nov 3, 7 PM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 1 video · 1 post — Bluesky 1, Newswires 1, YouTube 1Nov 3, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Nov 3, 11 PM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 post — Google News 1, Mastodon 1Nov 4, 1 AM — quietNov 4, 3 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Mastodon 1Nov 4, 5 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Nov 4, 7 AM — quietNov 4, 9 AM — quietNov 4, 11 AM — quietNov 4, 1 PM — quietNov 4, 3 PM — quietNov 4, 5 PM — quietNov 4, 7 PM — quietNov 4, 9 PM — quietNov 4, 11 PM — quietNov 5, 1 AM — quietNov 5, 3 AM — 43 pieces · 35 articles · 2 videos · 5 posts · 1 comment — Newswires 30, Google News 5, Reddit 4, +2 moreNov 5, 5 AM — 46 pieces · 30 articles · 3 videos · 12 posts · 1 comment — Newswires 29, Mastodon 9, Reddit 3, +3 moreNov 5, 7 AM — 23 pieces · 14 articles · 3 videos · 5 posts · 1 comment — Newswires 14, Reddit 3, YouTube 3, +2 moreNov 5, 9 AM — 21 pieces · 17 articles · 3 videos · 1 post — Newswires 17, YouTube 3, Mastodon 1Nov 5, 11 AM — 11 pieces · 5 articles · 1 video · 2 posts · 3 comments — Newswires 5, Reddit 4, Mastodon 1, +1 moreNov 5, 1 PM — 14 pieces · 10 articles · 2 videos · 2 posts — Newswires 10, Mastodon 2, YouTube 2Nov 5, 3 PM — 8 pieces · 5 articles · 2 videos · 1 post — Newswires 5, YouTube 2, Bluesky 1Nov 5, 5 PM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 2 posts — Mastodon 2, Newswires 1Nov 5, 7 PM — 4 pieces · 3 articles · 1 post — Newswires 3, Mastodon 1Nov 5, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Nov 5, 11 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Nov 6, 1 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Nov 6, 3 AM — 8 pieces · 8 articles — Newswires 5, Google News 3Nov 6, 5 AM — 17 pieces · 9 articles · 1 video · 6 posts · 1 comment — Newswires 9, Mastodon 4, Reddit 3, +1 moreNov 6, 7 AM — 21 pieces · 19 articles · 2 posts — Newswires 13, Google News 5, Mastodon 3Nov 6, 9 AM — 27 pieces · 23 articles · 1 video · 3 posts — Newswires 17, Google News 6, Mastodon 2, +2 moreNov 6, 11 AM — 7 pieces · 6 articles · 1 video — Newswires 5, Google News 1, YouTube 1Nov 6, 1 PM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 1 video · 1 post — Mastodon 1, Newswires 1, YouTube 1Nov 6, 3 PM — 3 pieces · 3 articles — Newswires 3Nov 6, 5 PM — 3 pieces · 2 articles · 1 video — Newswires 2, YouTube 1Nov 6, 7 PM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Google News 2Nov 6, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Nov 6, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Yesterday, 5 AM — 4 pieces · 4 articles — Google News 2, Newswires 2Yesterday, 7 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Yesterday, 9 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Yesterday, 11 AM — 3 pieces · 2 articles · 1 post — Newswires 2, Bluesky 1Yesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Yesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Yesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 1 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 5 AM — quietToday, 7 AM — quietToday, 9 AM — quietToday, 11 AM — quiet 1–2
Nov 4Nov 5Nov 6yesterdaynow · 12:37 PM ET
  1. 2

    All incidents confirmed across Poland, Spain, Bulgaria; no explosives found

    News outlets consolidate reports of four coordinated bomb threats across European airports on Tuesday. All security checks ruled out explosive devices. Authorities have not confirmed whether incidents are linked, though they occurred within hours of each other.

    “security protocol activated due to a bomb threat on a flight from Manchester that has landed in Murcia.”
    — Francisco Lucas, Spanish government delegate for Murcia region · source
    1. 22 outlets Everything we know about Europe flight bomb threats

      first by Evening Standard, 5d ago · also Independent UK, PBS NewsHour, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer +15

      18 more headlines
    2. 19 outlets Fear, sniffer dogs and fighter jets after bomb threats hit European flights

      first by Straits Times, 2d ago · also Le Monde EN, Yahoo, CNN, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, France 24 EN, Orlando Sentinel +12

      13 more headlines
    7 more claims →

    • 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇮🇱 WTF IS GOING ON IN EUROPE THIS MORNING?? At least 4 different flights were hit with bomb threats, completely out of nowhere... -A flight to Warsaw from the UK -A flight to Warsaw from Denmark -A flight to Bulgaria from Israel -A flight to Spain from the UK All planes

      @MarioNawfalX5d ago5.3k▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 29 posts in this stretch
    • hanse_mina@mastodon.social

      Multiple bomb threats across Europe have disrupted at least 17 flights today, including diversions for Prague-Rome and Rome-Lisbon routes and alerts over French airspace. Irish media organizations also reported evacuations. https://www. theguardian.com/world/live/202…

      hanse_mina@mastodon.socialMastodon2d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗

    • I do have a family and friends. Some are in Eastern Europe, some get woken up by air raid sirens in the middle of the night and the sound of jets flying over, because the military does not know if one or more of the drones bound for Ukraine is going to fly over the border. I have zero empathy for russians. Especially for those who fly over the EU…

      bcoder001r/europe3d agoview on r/europe ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    Plane from Israel diverts to Sofia after email threat — A plane arriving from Israel made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport following a bomb threat received by email. Counterterrorism officers inspected the aircraft. Authorities did not initially disclose details of the airline, flight details, number of passengers, or exact route.

  3. background

    Ryanair flight from Manchester diverted to Murcia, Spain — A Ryanair plane from Manchester made an emergency landing at Murcia airport in southern Spain following a bomb threat. The aircraft carried 114 passengers and 7 crew members. Spanish authorities activated security protocols, conducted inspections, and ruled out the presence of explosives. The airport resumed normal operations.

  4. background

    SAS flight from Copenhagen faces bomb threat — An SAS flight from Copenhagen to Warsaw Chopin Airport faced a bomb threat but landed as normal on Tuesday. Polish authorities later said the threat was not confirmed.

  5. 1

    LOT Polish Airlines flight from London diverted to Warsaw Modlin

    A Boeing 737 MAX from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin Airport was diverted to Modlin airport after a bomb threat was announced on board. The aircraft landed at 10:01 a.m. local time. Warsaw-Modlin Airport temporarily closed during the investigation; the threat was later called off.

    1. 46 outlets Bomb threats reported on multiple flights

      first by Sky News, 5d ago · also Business Insider, Breitbart, Global News, UPI, Yahoo! Finance Canada, Meduza EN +39

      35 more headlines
    2. 20 outlets Six European Flights Targeted By Bomb Threats

      first by Forbes, 5d ago · also BBC, Anadolu Agency, Deutsche Welle EN, Forbes Business, Euronews, The Guardian +13

      25 more headlines
    4 more claims →
  6. background

    Wizz Air flight diverted to Budapest after bomb threat — A Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia, Bulgaria made an emergency landing in Budapest following a bomb threat. Security checks found no explosive device.

  7. background

    Austrian Airlines flight diverted to Sofia with military escort — An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna was diverted to Sofia following a bomb threat. Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jets escorted the aircraft; security checks found no threat and the plane continued to Vienna.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 5 outlets Airlines Across Europe Receive Bomb Threats, Disrupting Air Travel

    first by NDTV, 5d ago · also Independent UK, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, El Pais English

    4 more headlines
  2. 5 outlets Europe-wide bomb threats disrupt air travel

    first by Straits Times, 5d ago · also Reuters, Miami Herald, UPI, Breitbart

    3 more headlines
  3. 4 outlets Europe bomb threats 'likely co-ordinated campaign': Irish government

    first by The Hindu, 2d ago · also NY Post, Boston Globe, NYT

    2 more headlines
  4. 3 outlets Bomb threats plague European air travel for 2nd time this week | CBC News

    first by CBC, 3d ago · also BBC, Euronews

    2 more headlines
  5. 3 outlets Dublin-Rome flight diverted to French air base after bomb alert

    first by Hindustan Times, 3d ago · also Guardian, RTE News

    2 more headlines
  6. 2 outlets Bomb threats hit European airlines once again, just 48 hours after a first wave of hoaxes

    first by Business Insider, 3d ago · also Sydney Morning Herald

    1 more headline
  7. 2 outlets ‘Malicious bomb hoax’ grounds flights across Europe

    first by The Telegraph, 5d ago · also ITVX

    1 more headline
  8. 1 outlet Chaos hits European skies amid passenger jet bomb threats spree

    first by Arab News, 3d ago

    1 more headline

and 4 smaller pieces

What people are saying 21 voices from 3 sites · best of 29 · verbatim