European UnionEuropeAviation securityAround 20 commercial flights across Europe received hoax bomb threats for a third straight day on Thursday, with Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled, three aircraft diverted, at least five under military escort and all landing with no explosives found — emails to the airports in Rome and Sofia signed by the fighters of the Male State, and French jets forcing an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome to land at the Evreux military base, according to the Hindustan Times.5 Nov 2026 · 20:21Share