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‘Clock is ticking’: European TV channels targeted in wave of hoax bomb threats
Quick Look
- Broadcasters including RTE, Sky, and Nova TV received hoax bomb threats, mirroring a recent wave of false alerts disrupting flights across Europe.
- No explosives were found at any of the targeted sites or aircraft.
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Why It Matters
A series of hoax bomb threats has recently targeted aviation and media infrastructure across multiple European countries.
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Warnings were sent to Irish broadcaster RTE, Britain’s Sky, Bulgarian private station Nova TV and others, the companies said. No bombs were found at any affected site. RTE programmes were replaced by music and a pre-recorded message, some for as long as three hours.
The alerts follow a string of hoax bomb threats that has disrupted passenger flights from Serbia to Finland to Spain and beyond in recent days, forcing diversions, emergency landings and security sweeps, though no explosives have been found so far.
Open Questions
- Who is responsible for the coordinated threats?
- Are the threats against broadcasters linked to the aviation hoaxes?
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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.
