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Bomb threat diverts Dublin-Rome flight to French air base

The Aer Lingus plane landed safely at a military base in Evreux, France, where bomb disposal teams examined it. More than a dozen European flights faced threats on Thursday.

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  • Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a military base in Evreux, France, after a bomb threat. It landed safely and was being examined by bomb disposal teams. BBC NewsPBS NewsHourDWCityNews

  • More than a dozen flights across Europe received threats on Thursday, prompting emergency landings, searches and military escorts. Authorities had found no hazardous or suspicious materials in the incidents reported by the Associated Press. PBS NewsHour1NewsCityNews

  • Finnair and Ryanair flights were among those affected. European Union Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas said it was too early to say whether the incidents were linked. PBS NewsHourDW