Newsroom bomb threats follow escalating European flight hoaxes
Newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria received emailed bomb threats on Friday from a purported “Mikhail Andropov”, claiming responsibility for a widening wave of hoax threats disrupting passenger flights across Europe. The messages, sent to Bulgaria’s Nova TV and the Irish public broadcaster RTE , which evacuated its offices and suspended programming, were headlined “Message to the West” and…
Newsrooms in Ireland and Bulgaria received emailed bomb threats on Friday, claiming responsibility for a wave of hoax threats disrupting flights across Europe. The messages, sent to Nova TV and RTE, portrayed themselves as a prelude to attacks on transport across Europe. No explosive devices were found, and all planes landed safely.
European officials, including Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, expressed concern that the hoaxes were part of a "hybrid" campaign aimed at countries supporting Ukraine. The threats followed a series of flight disruptions and sabotage attacks across Europe, allegedly linked to Russia. European officials remain vigilant, preparing for potential further challenges.
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