{
  "id": 15581867,
  "title": "All clear given after bomb threat diverts Austrian Airlines flight from Israel to Bulgaria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/all-clear-given-after-bomb-threat-diverts-austrian-airlines-flight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T08:42:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-19-all-clear-given-after-bomb-threat-diverts-austrian-airlines-flight-from-israel-to-bulgaria/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A bomb threat led Austrian Airlines flight OS82 to divert from Tel Aviv to Sofia, Bulgaria, on October 18, 2026. The flight, carrying 57 passengers, was bound for Vienna. Despite a search of the aircraft and crew, no dangerous object or person was found. The Bulgarian Air Force deployed MiG-29 fighter jets as a precaution. Bulgaria’s BTA news agency reported that the crew notified authorities of the bomb threat as the plane approached the Romanian border. The flight then continued from Sofia to Vienna with all passengers on board. The Lufthansa Group, which owns Austrian Airlines, did not comment on the incident. This event occurred shortly after a similar threat forced a flydubai jet to divert to Bulgaria, with an Omani co-pilot allegedly seeking to crash the plane due to a suicide attack plot.",
  "summary": "A bomb threat forced an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv carrying 57 people to divert to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, late on Sunday, though a search found no danger, the airline and Bulgaria's BTA news agency said.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Flight bomb threat: Austrian airlines jet from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing in Sofia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/flight-bomb-threat-austrian-airlines-jet-from-tel-aviv-makes",
        "published": "2026-10-19T04:59:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Bomb threat forces Austrian Airlines plane from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/bomb-threat-forces-austrian-airlines-plane-from-tel-aviv-to-divert-to",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:40:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}