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• Jenni Reid
Wave of bomb threats disrupts European flights; authorities face difficulty assessing threats in real time
More than 30 bomb alerts unsettled European air travel, with a separate wave of threats affecting passenger airlines and temporarily paralyzing flights. The reported alarms proved false, but authorities had not established whether the incidents were connected or who was responsible; analysts say aviation’s in-flight vulnerability makes containment difficult and procedural changes slow.
