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Fake bomb threats on flights and cruise ship cause travel disruption in Europe

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On Tuesday, at least seven flights and a cruise ship in Europe received fake bomb threats, leading to travel disruptions but no actual explosives were found. Threatened flights included routes to Warsaw, Sofia, Rome, and Murcia. A Polish airport temporarily closed, the Italian Air Force escorted one flight to Rome, and an Israel-bound cruise ship was searched in Greece.

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On November 3, 2026, Warsaw-Modlin Airport in Poland closed temporarily after a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow was forced to land there due to a bomb threat. The plane had 181 passengers and landed safely; security services verified the reported threat but found no explosives. Meanwhile, another flight from Copenhagen, operated by SAS, faced a similar alert but continued its journey to Warsaw-Chopin Airport without disruption. These incidents are part of at least seven flights across Europe that received bomb threats on Tuesday, causing travel disruptions although no actual devices were discovered.

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Murcia Polish Rome Sofia Warsaw

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Rome GPE · 2× Sofia GPE · 2× Warsaw GPE · 2× Greece GPE · 1× Israel GPE · 1× Murcia GPE · 1× Polish NORP · 1× Spain GPE · 1× the Italian Air Force ORG · 1×

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At least seven flights were threatened, prompting a Polish airport to briefly close, though no explosives were found At least seven flights and a cruise ship in Europe received bomb threats on Tuesday, causing disruption at airports although no devices were discovered.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03

2026-11-03 · South China Morning Post

Fake bomb threats on flights and cruise ship cause travel disruption in Europe · assertive framing

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Fake bomb threats on flights and cruise ship cause travel disruption in Europe asserted

threats → cause → Europe

devices → threaten → airports

At least two flights to Warsaw, two to Sofia, two to Rome and one to Murcia airport in Spain were subjected to the threats on Tuesday, and another flight to Sofia had been threatened a day earlier. asserted

flight → subject → Sofia

An airport in Warsaw was briefly shut, and the Italian Air Force accompanied one of the flights to Rome while an Israel-bound cruise ship was searched for bombs in Greece. asserted

ship → shut → Greece