New wave of bomb threats spreads tension across Europe

It is the third time in less than a week that Europe has been on alert. This Friday (6), newspapers and media companies were also targets of threats. In Ireland, employees of the public communications company - RTE - had to leave their buildings in Dublin. The police were called - they did not identify any real danger - and are now investigating the authorship of the criminal message, which arrived by email.

In Bulgaria, a similar situation. The newsrooms of one of the country's main TV networks had to be emptied. And in the UK, Sky News was also bullied. The company said in a statement that it is working in partnership with law enforcement authorities to ensure the safety of employees and its operations.

So far, no group or country has claimed responsibility for all of these threats. The Irish government said this Friday (6) that it will make full efforts to reach the origin of the criminal messages. He also stated that there are signs that it is a coordinated campaign and linked to alerts at airports in Europe.

This Friday (6), more than ten European countries reported threats from unknown authors, in most cases via email. In France and Hungary, at least seven planes were escorted by military fighters and subjected to a safety inspection as soon as they landed.

The spokesman for the Czech Republic's largest international airport said the threats indicated explosives were placed on flights departing and arriving in the country's capital. A flight from Prague to Rome, Italy, had to be diverted after authorities received a warning call. The emergency landing was at a Venice airport.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said it was too early to connect all these threats, but said the continent's infrastructure was under attack. "These are hospitals, health services, food and the transport sector", she pointed out.