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  "id": 18300592,
  "title": "Hoax bomb threats hit European flights for third day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hoax-bomb-threats-hit-european-flights-for-third-day-18300592",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:03:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local France",
    "slug": "the-local-france",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20261105/hoax-bomb-threats-hit-european-flights-for-third-day"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least 14 European flights were hit by hoax bomb alerts on Thursday, marking the third day of such incidents this week. The Local France, The Local Spain, and The Local Germany report that Italian, French, and Bulgarian fighter jets were scrambled during the incidents. Le Monde English noted that flights were diverted or forced to make emergency landings, though inspections have not uncovered any hazardous or suspicious materials.\n\nCBS News reports that at least 15 commercial flights dealt with threats on Thursday, including one flight from Ireland to Italy that was diverted to a military base in western France. According to the office of French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, the plane landed safely, allowing 151 passengers and six crew members to deplane while military bomb defusal teams examined the aircraft.\n\nWhile British authorities dismissed threats to approximately seven flights earlier in the week, CBS News reports that the number of impacted journeys rose to over 20 on Thursday. One expert told CBS News the incidents suggest a very deliberate act, raising concerns about a possible coordinated effort to impact travel, though authorities have not confirmed any link between the threats or identified who may be behind them.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "European flight diverted after latest bomb threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/european-flight-diverted-after-latest-bomb-threat",
        "published": "2026-11-05T09:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Several European flights receive bomb threats, some divert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/several-european-flights-receive-bomb-threats-some-divert",
        "published": "2026-11-05T10:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "European flights diverted after second wave of bomb threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/european-flights-diverted-after-second-wave-of-bomb-threats",
        "published": "2026-11-05T10:48:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Bomb threats disrupt European air travel for 2nd time this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/bomb-threats-disrupt-european-air-travel-for-2nd-time-this-week",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:19:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Multiple European flights face bomb threats for second time this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/multiple-european-flights-face-bomb-threats-for-second-time-this-week",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:23:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights in a week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hoax-bomb-threats-affect-at-least-20-european-flights-in-a-week",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "Hoax bomb threats hit European flights for third day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hoax-bomb-threats-hit-european-flights-for-third-day",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:03:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Spain",
        "title": "Hoax bomb threats hit European flights for third day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hoax-bomb-threats-hit-european-flights-for-third-day-18300573",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:03:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "What we know about bomb threats hitting European flights for third day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/what-we-know-about-bomb-threats-hitting-european-flights-for-third-day",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:04:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}