'Too early' to say if Europe flight bomb threats linked, EU says – Euronews.com

‘Too early’ to say if Europe flight bomb threats linked, EU says  Euronews.comMultiple planes diverted as bomb threats to commercial flights reported across Europe – live  The GuardianSecond wave of bomb threats disrupts European flights  KATUFlight bomb threats live: Multiple planes in Europe diverted for second time in a week  CNNWave of bomb threats against European airliners triggers diversions and tarmac searches  NBC News

The EU said on Thursday it was not yet clear whether a spate of hoax bomb alerts targeting European flights were connected and that it was following events closely with national authorities."Any threats against civilians are unacceptable," EU transport commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas posted on X, adding that it was "too early to draw conclusions on whether the reported incidents are linked."The statement from Brussels comes after Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled as at least 14 European flights were hit by hoax bomb alerts for the third day this week, authorities and airlines said.The hoaxes particularly targeted low-cost carriers and flights to or from Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Italy.Italian air force jets escorted a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome while French fighters guided a Aer Lingus Dublin-Rome flight to a military base outside Paris.

Bulgaria's air force escorted three planes targeted by threats.Three flights were diverted in all but all the jets landed safely with no explosives found.More than 20 hoaxes have now been reported this week with low-cost carrier Ryanair the victim of at least seven.RyanairThree Ryanair planes headed for Sofia from Madrid,