Bomb threat forces airliner from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria
Crime & JusticeWhat to know
- The Austrian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Sofia on Sunday, October 18, escorted by a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet.S1
- The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the airliner as part of established procedures, says the Transport MinistryS2
- Last week, two anonymous reports of bombs on Delta flights from New York to Israel were received, but both proved to be false.S3
- The plane reportedly landed in Bulgaria after an emergency was declared on boardS4
- A flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, made an emergency landing Sunday evening in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia after a bomb threat, Bulgarian state television reported.S5
- A flight from Tel Aviv has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat.S6
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Lemonde
Bomb threat forces airliner from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria
The Austrian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Sofia on Sunday, October 18, escorted by a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet.
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Thehindu
Bomb threat forces airliner from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria
The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the airliner as part of established procedures, says the Transport Ministry
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Jpost
Vienna flight from Tel Aviv diverted to Bulgaria over bomb threat
Last week, two anonymous reports of bombs on Delta flights from New York to Israel were received, but both proved to be false.
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Mirror
Tel Aviv flight makes emergency landing after 'bomb threat'
The plane reportedly landed in Bulgaria after an emergency was declared on board
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Toronto
Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat
A flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, made an emergency landing Sunday evening in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia after a bomb threat, Bulgarian state television reported.
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Skynews
Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna makes emergency landing after bomb threat
A flight from Tel Aviv has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat.
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Published Oct 18, 2026
What to know
- The Austrian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Sofia on Sunday, October 18, escorted by a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet.S1
- The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the airliner as part of established procedures, says the Transport MinistryS2
- Last week, two anonymous reports of bombs on Delta flights from New York to Israel were received, but both proved to be false.S3
- The plane reportedly landed in Bulgaria after an emergency was declared on boardS4
- A flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, made an emergency landing Sunday evening in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia after a bomb threat, Bulgarian state television reported.S5
- A flight from Tel Aviv has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat.S6
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