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On Tuesday, several passenger planes in the skies over Europe received reports of an explosive device on board. No bombs were found on any of them. Five planes landed at destination airports, one was forced to change its route.
Due to a bomb report, LOT's Boeing 737 Max flight L0286 from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin Airport landed at Warsaw Modlin Airport instead.
Upon arrival, the plane was inspected by the relevant services while the crew and passengers waited in the arrival hall, according to the airport's website. No explosive devices were found on board, but the airport was temporarily closed.
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SAS flight SK751 from Copenhagen to Warsaw Chopin Airport also received reports of a bomb threat. The board landed at the destination airport, passengers and crew left the plane. “The case has been handed over to the Warsaw police and we are following their instructions,” SAS said.
One runway at the airport was temporarily closed, AFP reports. No explosive device was found on board the plane.
Another incident occurred in Bulgaria. As Interior Ministry spokesman Lyubomir Nikolov said, messages were received via email about bombs in “various institutions,” as well as on board a plane that landed in Sofia. Initially, Bulgarian media reported that it was about a flight arriving from Israel, but then clarified that the plane arrived from Bergamo, Italy.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified to AFP that we are talking about a WizzAir plane that landed at 9:10 a.m. GMT. The Bulgarian Transport Ministry told Reuters that there were also reports of a bomb on board a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia. No explosive devices were found on board either plane.
A Ryanair plane flying from Manchester to Murcia in Spain was also inspected at its destination airport following reports.
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"They didn't tell us anything during the flight," plane passenger Sarah told the BBC. “The plane stopped quite abruptly, and we stood on the runway for about half an hour.”
According to her, immediately after landing the plane was surrounded by firefighters, police and sappers. The passengers were escorted off the plane by police, but their belongings remained on board. They were informed about the threat “later,” she added.
No explosive devices were found on board.
Two more Ryanair flights heading to Rome Fiumicino airport (from Lisbon and from Dublin) also received reports of bombs, BBC sources confirmed. No explosives were found on board these planes either, but the flight from Dublin (FR9611) was escorted by the Italian Air Force until landing.
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The day before, on Monday, November 2, a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia made an emergency landing at Budapest airport due to reports of a bomb. He was accompanied by a Hungarian fighter. There were also no traces of explosives found on board.
It is unclear who is behind the bomb reports and whether the cases are related.
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