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Six aircraft grounded in Europe after bomb threats

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  • Planes searched after series of warnings received within hoursS1
  • The incidents come after fighter jets were scrambled on Monday when a Wizz Air flight from London's Luton airport to Sofia was diverted following a bomb threat and forced to make an emergency stop in Budapest.S2
  • Eight international flights have been grounded since Monday, but it is currently unclear whether the threats are linkedS3
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1h Financial Times

Six aircraft grounded in Europe after bomb threats

Planes searched after series of warnings received within hours

1h Torontosun

Hoax bomb threats disrupt four Europe flights

The incidents come after fighter jets were scrambled on Monday when a Wizz Air flight from London's Luton airport to Sofia was diverted following a bomb threat and forced to make a…

1h Standard

Everything we know about Europe flight bomb threats

Eight international flights have been grounded since Monday, but it is currently unclear whether the threats are linked

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Six aircraft grounded in Europe after bomb threats

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What to know

  • Planes searched after series of warnings received within hoursS1
  • The incidents come after fighter jets were scrambled on Monday when a Wizz Air flight from London's Luton airport to Sofia was diverted following a bomb threat and forced to make an emergency stop in Budapest.S2
  • Eight international flights have been grounded since Monday, but it is currently unclear whether the threats are linkedS3
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S1 Financial Times 1 report · EN
S2 Torontosun 1 report · EN
S3 StandardLead 1 report · EN