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World

Europe: Air traffic disrupted after several security alerts

The prosecutor of the Republic, Rémi Coutin, announced that he had visited Air and Space Army Air Force Base 105 in Evreux, where the A320 finally landed on Thursday 5 November in the morning. The aircraft was connecting Dublin to Rome with 157 people on board due to a bomb alert. The Evreux Public Prosecutor's Office announced the opening of an investigation into the pilot who would initially "refused" to land on the Evreux military base.

Politics

Dublin-Rome flight diverted to French base, multiple Europe disruptions over bomb threats

An Airbus A320 ​flying from Dublin to Rome was safely diverted to France's Evreux airbase ​following a ‌bomb threat, ⁠the French prime minister's office said Thursday, in the latest in a series ‌of threats targeting flights across Europe. Multiple other flights in Europe also made emergency landings after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said.