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An Aer Lingus A320 flying from Dublin to Rome diverted to a French military air base Thursday after a bomb threat, with more than 150 people aboard. The diversion was part of a broader wave of alerts that disrupted passenger flights across Europe, prompting further diversions and a military escort for another flight.
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An Aer Lingus A320 flying from Dublin to Rome diverted to a French military air base Thursday after a bomb threat, with more than 150 people aboard. The diversion was part of a broader wave of alerts that disrupted passenger flights across Europe, prompting further diversions and a military escort for another flight.
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