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Bomb threat forces Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria
Agence France-Presse · South China Morning Post
Published 19 Oct 2026, 1:12 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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A bomb threat against an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna on Sunday forced the plane to divert to Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian authorities and the airline. The Austrian Airlines crew decided to make an emergency landing in Sofia after reportedly receiving a bomb threat as they neared Romania, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said in a statement, adding that the passengers were evacuated from the aircraft after landing. The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to...
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