The widening wave of false security alerts targeted major news organizations on Friday, including British broadcaster Sky, Bulgaria's Nova TV, and several Irish media groups. In Dublin, broadcaster RTE temporarily evacuated personnel after receiving an emailed threat warning that an explosive device would detonate within 45 minutes. Aviation disruption also persisted into a second day, leading NATO to deploy an air patrol near the Hungarian-Romanian border as fighter jets escorted affected commercial airliners. Although police in countries like the Czech Republic and Denmark monitored multiple flight threats, airports in Prague and Copenhagen maintained operations without cancellations.
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European governments are actively investigating the origin of what appears to be a coordi…: European governments are actively investigating the origin of what appears to be a coordinated campaign of international disruption.
Civil aviation networks across several nations remained functional despite false alerts i…: Civil aviation networks across several nations remained functional despite false alerts impacting multiple aircraft over France, Denmark, and the Czech Republic.
Investigators have found no credible explosive devices despite the alerts spreading from…: Investigators have found no credible explosive devices despite the alerts spreading from aircraft and cruise ships to prominent media organizations.
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A string of hoax alerts causing flight diversions across Europe this week have broadened to include newsrooms.
A new series of bomb threats caused more flight diversions across Europe on Friday, while also expanding to target a number of media organisations.
British broadcaster Sky said it was one of a number of newsrooms that received a bomb threat. “We have carried out a security assessment and reported the matter to the relevant authorities,” a spokesperson said.
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