WORLD · SECURITY · NOV 6, 11:59 AM ET
Russian extremist group denies sending hoax bomb threats
Reported by 30 outlets in the past day, including BBC, France 24, South China Morning Post.
1What happened
Scores of flights across Europe have received bomb threats this week, but no explosives have been found so far. BBC ↗
2Also reported
Dozens of European flights have been disrupted this week after bomb threats were sent in to various airports, with fighter planes escorting many civilian aircraft after threats were called in mid-flight. France 24 ↗
Sources
- Russian extremist group denies sending hoax bomb threats ↗BBC
- Europe: What we know about the hoax bomb threats disrupting flights ↗France 24
- 'Chaos within aviation industry' as European air traffic hit by bomb threats ↗France 24
- ‘Clock is ticking’: European TV channels targeted in wave of hoax bomb threats ↗South China Morning Post
- European flights and broadcasters are targeted with another wave of bomb threats ↗NPR
- 'Too early to draw conclusions' as bomb threat hoaxes target European countries ↗France 24