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Europe bomb hoaxes widen
The series of hoax bomb scares sent to several Irish media outlets and European airlines are likely part of a coordinated campaign of disruption, according to the Irish government. Dozens of commercial flights have been targetted by email with threats said to be over and above the typical hoax in specificty. Ireland's broadcaster RTE who's staff evacuated the premises this morning and several Italian airlines, say they received a mesage cliaming to be from a Russian extremist group calling itself the Fighters of the Male State, which denied its implication. France 24's Jean-Emile Jammine speak
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New wave of bomb threats hit European airlines
No link has been established between the threats against the airlines and those against the media outlets.
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New bomb threats target European broadcasters, air traffic
A string of hoax alerts causing flight diversions across Europe this week has broadened to include newsrooms.
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New bomb threats target Irish media, more European flights
Newsrooms have been evacuated across Ireland after another wave of bomb threats. Dublin is hosting a high-level EU meeting in several days.
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'Too early to draw conclusions' as bomb threat hoaxes target European countries
Several Irish media outlets reported receiving bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts that had so far mainly targeted airlines continued across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected. No explosives have been found in any of the incidents so far. European authorities are scrambling to identify the sources of the threats, as FRANCE 24's Brussels correspondent Dave Keating reports.
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Who could be behind hoax bomb threats to European air travel?
There is no hard evidence so far linking airline bomb threats to Russia, Iran or any proxy groups.
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Hoax bomb threats target European airlines and airports for second time in a week
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Bomb threats cause major flight disruptions across Europe
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Cyberattack hits French blood bank site, no blood products compromised
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