Europe bomb hoaxes spread to media as more flights hit by alerts

Agence France-Presse · AFP · 2026-11-06 13:43 UTC

Several Irish media outlets reported receiving bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts that had so far mainly targeted airlines continued across Europe, with more...

Several Irish media outlets reported receiving bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts that had so far mainly targeted airlines continued across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected.

A host of commercial flights in Europe have been hit by false bomb threats this week, forcing the authorities to reroute some planes or escort civilian aircraft with fighter jets.

Authorities are scrambling to identify the sources of the threats. Some of the messages have come in emails signed by "fighters of the Male State", which matches the name of a far-right movement in Russia -- though AFP has not confirmed any link to the messages.

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