New wave of bomb hoaxes hits dozens of flights across Europe
The headline, as it mutated - 4 wordings
- 6 Nov, 01:02New wave of bomb hoaxes hits dozens of flights across Europe2 outlets
- 6 Nov, 11:27Europe bomb hoaxes spread to media as more flights hit by alerts1 outlet
- 7 Nov, 10:05What to know about the hoax bomb threats that targeted flights in Europe1 outlet
- 7 Nov, 13:18Europe Hit by Wave of Bomb Hoaxes Targeting Media, Flights2 outlets
- and 7 one-off wordings
What it is about
Who published it, and when
6 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 18 original reports
Fri, 6 November 2026
11 reports- Japan Times01:02first to report
The highly unusual spate of bomb threats affected nearly 30 flights by the end of Thursday.
- Google News - Europe query01:02
New wave of bomb hoaxes hits dozens of flights across Europe The Japan Times
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New hoax bomb threats hit European flights The Jakarta Post
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New wave of bomb hoaxes hits dozens of flights across Europe Red Lake Nation News
- Google News - Europe query11:27
Europe bomb hoaxes spread to media as more flights hit by alerts Arab News
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Bomb Hoaxes Hit at Least 30 European Flights Amid Hybrid War Concerns Kyiv Post
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Wave of Hoax Bomb Threats to Flights in Europe Leaves Travelers Frustrated The New York Times
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Europe bomb hoaxes spread to media as more flights hit by alerts AFP.com
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European flights hit by new bomb threats after week of hoaxes 13WHAM-TV
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)16:17
“Questo è solo l’inizio“. In una mail inviata a diversi organi di informazione arriva una presunta rivendicazione dei falsi allarmi bomba che hanno creato il caos nei cieli europei con decine di voli passeggeri coinvolti negli ultimi giorni. Un messaggio, riportato dal Financial Times, la cui autenticità e provenienza però non sono ancora state accertate. […] L'articolo “Questo è solo l’inizio. Presto faremo esplodere i vostri aerei, navi e treni”: la mail che rivendica i falsi allarmi bomba...
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Europe Investigates Bomb Threat Emails From “Mikhail Andropov” Disrupting Flights: 7 outlets compared NewsCord
Sat, 7 November 2026
7 reports- Google News - Europe query10:05
What to know about the hoax bomb threats that targeted flights in Europe Bozeman Daily Chronicle
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What to know about the hoax bomb threats that targeted flights in Europe The Killeen Daily Herald
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What to know about the hoax bomb threats that targeted flights in Europe Toronto Star
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Inside wave of hoax bomb threats targeting European flights | Daily Sabah Daily Sabah
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)13:18
Coordinated bomb threats have targeted European media newsrooms and dozens of commercial passenger flights, triggering office evacuations in Dublin, flight diversions in Prague, and NATO fighter jet scrambles. Broadcasters in Ireland, Bulgaria, and Britain received threatening emails sent under the pseudonym “Mikhail Andropov,” while previous threats earlier in the week invoked a banned Russian extremist group.
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Europe Hit by Wave of Bomb Hoaxes Targeting Media, Flights Kyiv Post
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What to know about the hoax bomb threats that targeted flights in Europe Marietta Daily Journal