Danish police on Friday said they are investigating threats directed towards air traffic at Copenhagen airport, just one day after hoax bomb threats sparked chaos across Europe.
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Danish authorities said their immediate assessment was that there had not been any danger to passengers.
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'We are once again at Copenhagen Airport today in connection with threats directed at air traffic,' police said in a statement.
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'We are now investigating the incident and have a visible presence at the airport,' they added.
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It comes after a string of bomb threats has disrupted passenger flights across Europe in recent days, forcing diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps, though no explosives have been found so far.
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At least 27 flights were affected yesterday, including several travelling from the UK.
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A Ryanair jet travelling from London to Bulgaria was among those targeted while multiple planes had to be escorted by fighter jets as they were diverted across the continent, with on-the-ground bomb squads racing to inspect aircraft as they landed.
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An Aer Lingus flight travelling from Dublin to Rome was also diverted to France today, while two other flights bound for Prague, from Newcastle and Glasgow, were targeted by bomb threats.
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Both have since landed safely.
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In Britain, Heathrow and Birmingham airports confirmed they had received threats early in the day, which were later resolved, with flights continuing as normal.
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Heathrow declared the malicious hoax threats as not credible, according to The Times.
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While no country has attributed blame for the threats, they come at a time when European officials have been blaming both Russia and Iran for what they describe as 'hybrid attacks' and acts of sabotage.
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Other flights affected include one from Helsinki to Rome, which was safely escorted to the Italian capital's Fiumicino airport by air force jets.
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Meanwhile, a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Vienna landed as normal after receiving a bomb threat.
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And a bomb alert was reported on a WizzAir flight from Milan to Warsaw, which was forced to divert to Vienna, and on a LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Brussels.
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An Aegean Airlines flight from Thessaloniki and a Ryanair flight from Porto both flying to Milan arrived safely at their destination following bomb threats.
And a Finnair flight, also to Rome, landed at its destination after receiving a bomb threat.
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Airport authorities in Rome said the hoax threats were sent via email with the subject line: 'Threat Notification'.
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The warnings were signed on behalf of a group called the 'Fighters of the Male State' claiming to be targeting a 'feminist regime' and wanting to 'make our mark on history', the BBC reported, citing Italian authorities.
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They threatened to 'turn the sky red' with explosions.
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'Fighters of the Male State' is a far-Right movement originating in Russia.
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They promote extreme misogyny, white nationalism and anti-LGBT sentiments.
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Later, three aircraft were forced to land at Bulgarian airports following bomb threats.
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Two of the aircraft, flying from Copenhagen and Madrid respectively, landed in Sofia, while a third aircraft, from London, landed in Plovdiv.
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Polish airlines LOT said that a flight from Warsaw to Brussels landed safely at its destination after a security warning and no threat was confirmed.
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Four airplanes heading to Prague received bomb threats on Thursday, Czech police said.
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Two originated in the UK, one from Greece and the other from Ireland, according to local media reports.
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And a Finnair flight from Helsinki, operated by Jettime, on Thursday landed as normal in Vienna after receiving a bomb threat, a spokesman for the Finnish carrier said.
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Another WizzAir flight from Milan to Bucharest also faced a bomb threat, according to the Romanian intelligence agency.
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This is a breaking news story.
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