Event · 📍 United Kingdom · first report 05 Nov 2026, 17:39 UTC · latest 05 Nov 2026, 18:47 UTC
Hoax bomb threats target European airlines and airports for second time in a week
2 sources 2 independent
Corroboration: 2 independent newsrooms. How we count
Evidence profile
- Independent origins: 2 from 2 reports
- Official source: none
- Measurements: no monitoring networks for this kind of event
- Contradictions: none detected
Timeline
- 05 Nov 2026, 17:39 UTC First report: BBC News
- 05 Nov 2026, 18:47 UTC New independent origin: PBS NewsHour
- 05 Nov 2026, 18:47 UTC First report from United States (PBS NewsHour)
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United Kingdom / global (1)
- BBC News 05 Nov 2026, 17:39 UTC
Hoax bomb threats target European airlines and airports for second time in a week
At least 21 flights across Europe are affected in what the UK government calls a "malicious hoax threat".
United States (1)
- PBS NewsHour 05 Nov 2026, 18:47 UTC
More than a dozen flights in Europe receive bomb threats that an official calls 'malicious' hoaxes
No hazardous or suspicious materials have been found in what a British official called "malicious" hoaxes.
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