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Hoax bomb threats hit European flights for a second day this week, with airlines diverting or searching planes from Dublin to Helsinki
European airlines faced a second wave of bomb threats this week, with CBS News reporting at least 20 commercial flights affected Thursday and CNBC citing Reuters that at least 27 flights were impacted. Aer Lingus, Finnair, Wizz Air and LOT confirmed threats or diversions, and British authorities had already called Tuesday's earlier threats malicious hoaxes. No explosives were reported found.
- From the LeftCBS News: As 20 European flights get bomb threats in a day, expert says scale of hoaxes suggests 'deliberate act'
CBS cites FlightGlobal and BBC experts on Thursday's wave of European flight bomb hoaxes.
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- CenterCNBC: Bomb threats disrupt flights across Europe for the second time. Here's what we know
CNBC cites Reuters's flight count and airline statements from Aer Lingus, Finnair, Wizz Air and LOT.
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- From the RightBreitbart: European Air Travel Disrupted Again by Dozens of Vexatious Bomb Hoaxes Against Flights
Breitbart reports diverted and searched flights, including a Dublin-Rome jet escorted to a French base.
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