Panic in the air in Europe! Bomb threat was made on more than 10 passenger planes

Repeated bomb threats against planes belonging to more than one airline across Europe led to a security alarm. More than 10 passenger planes made emergency landings in many countries in Europe, including Italy, France, Belgium, Czechia and Bulgaria, due to bomb threats.

The plane, which went from Warsaw, the capital of Poland, to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, landed safely at Brussels Airport following a bomb threat.

Belgian federal police stated that, as a result of the investigations, no additional security measures were found to be necessary, and an investigation was launched into whether the incident was related to bomb threats received about some planes in Europe in recent days.

BOMB THREAT AGAINST 4 PLANES GOING TO PRAGUE

Czech police announced that there was a threat that explosives were placed on 4 planes heading to the capital Prague.

The police stated that the credibility of the reports was evaluated as low, but the situation was not taken lightly and preparations were made for the landing of the planes with the airport authorities.

NOTIFICATION WAS MADE ON BOTH FLIGHTS GOING TO ROME

Aer Lingus airline's flight from Dublin to Rome had to make an emergency landing at Evreux Fauville Air Base in France due to a bomb threat. It was stated that the plane with a crew of 6 and 151 passengers landed safely at the base and the situation is under investigation.

The plane of Finland's Finnair airline company, operating the Helsinki-Rome flight, landed at Rome Fiumicino Airport accompanied by warplanes of the Italian Air Force, following anonymous reports of a bomb threat.

MASSIVE POLICE OPERATION AT SALZBURG AIRPORT

A large-scale police operation was launched due to a tip received at the airport in Salzburg, Austria. Police teams have tightened security checks at the airport's vehicle and building entrances.

While the police spokesman stated that the threat was investigated within the scope of routine security procedures, the airport building has not been evacuated so far and there has been no disruption in flights.

Security procedures were implemented upon notice regarding the plane used by Poland's national airline company, LOT, on its flight from Chopin Airport in the capital Warsaw to Paris.

NO EXPLOSIVE DEVICES WERE FOUND

While the aircraft and baggage were thoroughly checked by the relevant units within the scope of security procedures, no dangerous goods were found.

The plane, which carried out the London-Sofia flight and carried 184 passengers, landed at the airport near Plovdiv (Plovdiv) at noon. It was reported that the other two planes coming from Copenhagen and Madrid will land at Vasil Levski Airport in the capital Sofia.

It is being investigated whether the reports are a hybrid attack and who is behind it.