European Media Outlets Hit by Bomb Threats as Hoaxes Continue Against Airlines
Ireland's RTE and Bulgaria's Nova TV both received threats on Friday, as did at least a dozen flights across the continent.
News outlets in Ireland and Bulgaria received emailed bomb threats on Friday, continuing a pattern of hoaxes affecting European flights. Ireland’s public broadcaster RTE was forced to stop broadcasting and evacuate its premises after receiving a threat around 8:33 a.m. The director general condemned the threats as a “disgraceful attack on the media, on free media.”
- Irish and Bulgarian news outlets received emailed bomb threats on Friday.
- RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster, was evacuated and temporarily stopped broadcasting.
- The threats are part of a wider wave of hoaxes that have targeted flights across Europe.
- RTE’s Director General described the incidents as attacks on free media.
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