November 5, 2026

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Flights across Europe have been impacted by bomb threats for the second time this week

At least 15 flights have reported threats – see a recap here

Heidi Alexander, the UK transport secretary, describes them as “malicious hoax threats”

Airport authorities in Rome say they received a threat on email from a group called “Fighters of the Male State” claiming to be targeting a “feminist regime”

In Prague, Czech police say no explosives were found aboard four flights, following threats about an “improvised explosive device”

An aircraft was escorted into Rome Fiumicino Airport by Italian Air Force jets, while the Bulgarian military says its jets escorted three aircraft to Sofia

On-board messages analysed by BBC Verify show one diverted aircraft – travelling from Dublin to Rome – was alerted to a threat by air traffic control

On Tuesday, at least seven flights were hit by similar threats – no explosives were found

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