Bomb alerts force flights to land in France, Bulgaria, Belgium

Bomb threats forced airliners ​to make unplanned landings across Europe on Thursday morning, ‌the latest in a series of threats targeting flights in Europe.

Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome landed safely at Evreux airport, 100 ​km west of Paris, after being diverted as a security ​precaution, the Irish airline said in a statement.

Belgian ⁠media reported that an airliner forced to land at Brussels’ ​Zaventem airport belonged to the Polish airline LOT.

A Finnair ​plane from Helsinki was safely escorted to its scheduled landing in Rome by the Italian air force, a source close to the matter said.

Bulgarian ​officials reported three aircraft making emergency landings because of bomb ​threats.

Airplanes flying from Copenhagen and Madrid landed in Sofia, the interior minister ‌said, ⁠according to broadcaster bTV.

A third aircraft, from London, landed in Plovdiv, local media said.

On Tuesday, at least seven flights and a cruise ship received bomb threats, causing disruption at airports across Europe, ​although no devices ​were discovered.

While ⁠no country has attributed blame for the threats, they come at a time when European officials ​have been blaming both Russia and Iran for ​what they ⁠describe as “hybrid attacks” and acts of sabotage. Moscow and Tehran both deny any such campaign.

Czech police say four planes heading to Prague receive bomb threats

Four airplanes heading ​to Prague received ‌bomb threats on Thursday and police ​were preparing ​for their landing, Czech ⁠police said ​on X, adding ​they assessed the credibility of the threats as ​low.

“Nevertheless, we ​are not underestimating the ‌threat, ⁠which is why all necessary security measures have ​been ​activated ⁠with minimal impact on ​passengers and airport ​operations,” ⁠police said. “After landing, all aircraft ⁠will ​undergo ​pyrotechnic inspections.”