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Several flights in Europe were diverted or made emergency landings on Thursday after bomb threats, authorities said. Aer Lingus Flight 402 from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a French military air base at Évreux, according to the office of French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. Authorities reported no explosives found on the planes. Czech police said threats to four aircraft heading to Prague were assessed as low relevance. CBS reports that British authorities earlier this week dismissed threats to about seven flights as hoaxes. The Financial Times reports that 14 more flights received threats and that experts it cites describe a possible coordinated campaign.

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Several flights in Europe were diverted or made emergency landings on Thursday after bomb threats, authorities said.
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CBS News, Business Insider, CNN, Al Jazeera English, NBC News
Center
Financial Times, NewsNation, Deutsche Welle, BBC News
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New York Post
Aer Lingus Flight 402 from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a French military air base at Évreux after a threat, according to the French prime minister’s office.
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CBS News, Business Insider, Al Jazeera English, NBC News
Center
Deutsche Welle, BBC News
Authorities reported no explosives found on the planes.
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CBS News, Business Insider
The Financial Times reports that 14 more flights received bomb threats.
One outletFinancial Times· Center
The Financial Times reports that experts it cites describe a possible coordinated campaign against air travel.
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Czech police said threats to four aircraft heading to Prague were assessed as low relevance.
One outletBusiness Insider· Left
British authorities earlier this week dismissed threats to about seven flights as hoaxes.
One outletCBS News· Left

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All sides report several European flights were diverted or landed after bomb threats on Thursday. Left outlets stress a repeated wave of hoaxes, center outlets add 14 more threats and a possible coordinated campaign, and the right’s lone report sticks to the basic facts.

the left
6 outlets
Headlines tie the diversions to a repeated wave of hoaxes, stressing that threats hit again within days and the number of affected flights is rising.
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights in a week
CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
4 outlets
Headlines describe emergency landings and diversions after bomb threats in neutral terms, and the Financial Times headline centers on 14 more threats.
Several European flights receive bomb threats, some divert
Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines
the right
1 outlet
The only right-side coverage is an Associated Press report carried by the New York Post, with a plain headline on diversions because of bomb threats; the outlet did not write the text.
Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats
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Experts claimMore neutral: Experts say
The experts are not named in the description, so readers cannot judge who is making the claim about a coordinated campaign.
Experts claim disruptions are co-ordinated campaign to disrupt air travel across the region
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Vague attribution
one expert callsMore neutral: an expert quoted by CBS
The description attributes a characterization of the hoaxes to an unnamed expert, without saying who the expert is or what evidence supports the view.
At least 15 flights in Europe deal with bomb threats, adding to what one expert calls an unusual level of hoaxes in a short time period, suggesting "a very deliberate…
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From the left

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repeated threats within the week
hoaxes as the characterization
rising count of affected flights

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MS NOWFar LeftAssociated Press report
Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats after earlier hoaxes
At least eight flights from Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw were confirmed to have been targeted with bomb threats.
21 min agoRead at MS NOW (opens in a new tab)
CBS NewsLeft
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights in a week
At least 15 flights in Europe deal with bomb threats, adding to what Vague attribution“one expert calls”The description attributes a characterization of the hoaxes to an unnamed expert, without saying who the expert is or what evidence supports the view.More neutral: an expert quoted by CBSDisagree with this highlight? an unusual level of hoaxes in a short time period, suggesting "a very deliberate act."
23 min agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
Business InsiderLeft
Bomb threats hit European airlines once again, just 48 hours after a first wave of hoaxes
Since Tuesday as many as 20 flights in Europe have faced bomb hoaxes. "Threats are almost always unfounded," one airline told Business Insider.
35 min agoRead at Business Insider (opens in a new tab)
CNNLeft
Several flights in Europe diverted due to bomb threats for a second time in a week
Bomb threats forced the diversion of a series of flights across Europe on Thursday, just two days after at least seven flights received similar threats. …
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- Bomb threats hit several flights in Europe, reports say
Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
Bomb threat diverts Dublin-Rome flight to France
A separate incident has been reported in Bulgaria, amid a string of bomb threats disrupting air travel across Europe.
1 hr agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
NBC NewsLeft
‘Bomb alert’ diverts Rome-bound passenger plane
A passenger plane ⁠flying from Dublin ⁠to Rome was on Thursday ⁠diverted to a French air force base after a bomb threat.
2 hr agoRead at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

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4 outlets

Leads with

diversions and emergency landings
repeat threats this week
possible coordinated campaign

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Financial TimesCenter
Bomb threats issued on 14 more European flights
Vague attribution“Experts claim”The experts are not named in the description, so readers cannot judge who is making the claim about a coordinated campaign.More neutral: Experts sayDisagree with this highlight? disruptions are co-ordinated campaign to disrupt air travel across the region
50 min agoRead at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
NewsNationCenter
European flights forced to make emergency landings after bomb threats
56 min agoRead at NewsNation (opens in a new tab)
Deutsche WelleCenter
Several European flights receive bomb threats, some divert
Several flights across Europe have either diverted or landed with a military escort after bomb or security threats. The first reported case involved a flight from Dublin to Rome landing outside Paris; more soon followed.
1 hr agoRead at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
Multiple European flights hit by bomb threats for second time this week
A Dublin to Rome plane has diverted and landed in northern France.
1 hr agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

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diversions and emergency landings
threats attributed to authorities

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New York PostRightAssociated Press report
Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats
Multiple flights in Europe made emergency landings on Thursday after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said.
42 min agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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First to report
NBC News, Nov 5, 4:26 AM EST
Center
42 min later
Its first report, Nov 5, 5:08 AM EST
Right
1 hr 38 min later
Its first report, Nov 5, 6:04 AM EST

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NBC NewsLeftNov 5, 4:26 AM EST
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 5, 4:50 AM EST
CNNLeftNov 5, 5:01 AM EST
BBC NewsCenterNov 5, 5:08 AM EST
Deutsche WelleCenterNov 5, 5:10 AM EST
NewsNationCenterNov 5, 5:50 AM EST
Financial TimesCenterNov 5, 5:55 AM EST
New York PostRightNov 5, 6:04 AM EST
Business InsiderLeftNov 5, 6:10 AM EST
CBS NewsLeftNov 5, 6:23 AM EST
MS NOWFar LeftNov 5, 6:25 AM EST

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Several European flights diverted after bomb threats, no explosives found

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From the left

Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats after earlier hoaxes

Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights in a week

Bomb threats hit European airlines once again, just 48 hours after a first wave of hoaxes

Several flights in Europe diverted due to bomb threats for a second time in a week

Bomb threat diverts Dublin-Rome flight to France

‘Bomb alert’ diverts Rome-bound passenger plane

From the center

Bomb threats issued on 14 more European flights

European flights forced to make emergency landings after bomb threats

Several European flights receive bomb threats, some divert

Multiple European flights hit by bomb threats for second time this week

From the right

Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats

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