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• Sherif Tarek
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia on Oct. 18 after a bomb threat and was escorted by a Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29. The aircraft carried 51 passengers and six crew members; a post-landing search found no danger, and all passengers were brought to safety.
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An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia on Oct. 18 after a bomb threat and was escorted by a Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29. The aircraft carried 51 passengers and six crew members; a post-landing search found no danger, and all passengers were brought to safety.
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