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Real event · international · 2026-11-05

Bomb hoaxes: Messages reveal how threat was passed on by air traffic control

Final verdict announced: November 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM ET

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Bomb hoaxes: Messages reveal how threat was passed on by air traffic control

BBC Verify has been analysing messages after flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats.

The documented connection: No documented connection · Authority: none

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Flights were affected by multiple bomb hoaxes this week.

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