Rome-bound plane diverted to French airbase as dozens European flights hit by bomb hoaxes

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An Aer Lingus ​flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to France's Evreux airbase ​following a ‌bomb threat as some 25 flights were affected by a latest spate of hoax alerts. Threats against flights sent to airports in Rome and Sofia and seen by AFP claimed to be from "fighters of the Male State", a far-right Russian group.

An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to France's Evreux airbase following a bomb threat as some 25 flights were affected by a latest spate of hoax alerts. Threats against flights sent to airports in Rome and Sofia and seen by AFP claimed to be from "fighters of the Male State", a far-right Russian group.

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An airliner heading from Dublin to Rome was rerouted to France on Thursday after a bomb threat, the French government said.

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