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Bomb Threats Disrupt at Least Seven European Flights in a Day; No Explosives Found
A LOT flight from London to Warsaw diverted, a SAS flight was checked on arrival, and a cruise ship in Greece was also threatened. No suspicious devices were found in any search.
At least seven flights and a cruise ship, the Crown Iris in Greece, were hit by bomb threats on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, according to Reuters, BBC and AP reporting summarized by AnewZ.
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin, carrying 181 people, diverted to Warsaw-Modlin after an alert was raised at 9:54 a.m. It landed at 10:01 a.m., the alert was cancelled at 12:21 p.m., and normal operations were restored.
A SAS flight from Copenhagen landed at Warsaw Chopin as scheduled and was checked; no suspicious devices were found, though one runway was temporarily closed.
Other affected destinations included Murcia in Spain, Rome, and Sofia, Bulgaria. A Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia had diverted to Budapest under a similar threat the previous day.
No explosives were found in any reported search, and no group had claimed responsibility. No confirmed link between the threats had been established as of Wednesday.
Reporting: AnewZ
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