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Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv lands in Sofia after bomb threat

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An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna landed in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday night after a bomb threat, according to Bulgarian authorities and the airline. The Bulgarian transport ministry said the crew reported a bomb threat signal near the Romanian border, and a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane. The flight carried 51 passengers and six crew. Passengers were evacuated, the aircraft was searched, and no injuries were reported. Austrian Airlines confirmed a threat was made. The airline said on Monday that no danger was identified during the search. Israeli media reported preliminary information that the caller was a Vienna resident, and investigators are examining whether the threat was a hoax.

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An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna, flight OS82, landed in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday night after a bomb threat.
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Al Jazeera English
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Sky News, Financial Times, BBC News, Deutsche Welle
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New York Post
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Just the News, The Daily Wire
The flight carried 51 passengers and six crew, and no injuries were reported.
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BBC News, Deutsche Welle
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New York Post
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The Daily Wire
The Bulgarian transport ministry said the crew reported a bomb threat signal near the Romanian border and chose to land in Sofia.
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BBC News, Deutsche Welle
A Bulgarian air force MiG-29 fighter jet was scrambled to escort the plane.
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BBC News, Deutsche Welle
Austrian Airlines confirmed that a threat was made, and the passengers were evacuated while the aircraft was searched.
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BBC News
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New York Post
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The Daily Wire
The airline said on Monday that no danger was identified in the search of the aircraft, passengers and crew.
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The flight received a bomb threat.
Austrian Airlines confirmed a threat was made, and the Bulgarian transport ministry described a bomb threat signal; the Financial Times and Just the News put ‘threat’ in quotation marks, and Israeli media report that investigators are examining whether it was a hoax.

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Every side reports that an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv landed in Sofia after a bomb threat. The main difference is what each adds: the center relies on Bulgarian officials and the MiG-29 escort, while the right adds the airline’s no-danger finding and reports of a possible hoax.

the left
1 outlet
Headlines name the flight’s origin in Israel and the emergency landing after a bomb threat; Al Jazeera’s description attributes the threat to Bulgarian authorities.
Flight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
4 outlets
Headlines report the emergency landing after a bomb threat in plain terms; the Financial Times puts threat in scare quotes, while the BBC says the threat forced the landing.
Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing after bomb threat
Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines
the right
4 outlets
Right-side headlines state the bomb threat and diversion plainly; Just the News, Far Right, puts threat in scare quotes, misnames the airline and links the story to a separate Flydubai attack.
Austrian Airlines flight from Israel diverted to Sofia after bomb threat
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in what was believed to be an attempt to take over the aircraft

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in what was believed to be an attempt to take over the aircraftMore neutral: described by named investigators as an attempt to take over the aircraft
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…attacked the captain of the aircraft with an ax in what was believed to be an attempt to take over the aircraft and crash it into a Tel Aviv airport.
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flight origin in Israel
Bulgarian authorities as source

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
Flight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat
Crew of Austrian Airlines flight OS82 decides to land in Sofia after receiving bomb threat, Bulgarian authorities say.
3 days agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

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Bulgarian transport ministry statement
crew and passengers unharmed
MiG-29 escort

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Deutsche WelleCenter
Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing after bomb threat
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat was reported near the Bulgarian-Romanian border. A MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane.
2 days agoRead at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
Threat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landing
The Airbus jet landed safely in Bulgaria and all passengers and crew aboard were unharmed, officials said.
2 days agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
Financial TimesCenter
Flight from Israel diverted after ‘threat’
Austrian Airlines says Vienna-bound flight from Tel Aviv made an emergency stop in Sofia
3 days agoRead at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
Sky NewsCenter
Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna makes emergency landing after bomb threat
A flight from Tel Aviv has made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after a bomb threat.
3 days agoRead at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

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4 outlets

Leads with

bomb threat and possible hoax
airline’s no-danger finding
Flydubai attack context

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Breitbart NewsFar Right
Bomb Threat Forces Landing of Tel Aviv-Vienna Flight
An Austrian Airlines flight departing from Tel Aviv, Israel, made an emergency landing in Bulgaria on Sunday.
2 days agoRead at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)
The Daily WireFar Right
Flight From Tel Aviv Forced To Make Emergency Landing After Bomb Threat
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing Sunday night in Sofia, Bulgaria, after a suspected bomb threat. A post-flight inspection found the plane posed “no danger” and was able to continue on its original route. …
2 days agoRead at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)
New York PostRight
Austrian Airlines flight from Israel diverted to Sofia after bomb threat
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday night after a bomb threat, Hebrew media reported.
2 days agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
Just the NewsFar Right
Australian Airlines flight from Israel diverted to Bulgaria after 'threat' reported, airline says
The incident comes less than a month after a Flydubai copilot allegedly attacked the captain of the aircraft with an ax in what was believed to be an attempt to take over the aircraft and crash it into a Tel Aviv airport.
3 days agoRead at Just the News (opens in a new tab)
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- Australian Airlines flight from Israel diverted to Bulgaria after 'threat' reported, airline says

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4 hr 13 min later
Its first report, Oct 18, 7:58 PM EDT
Center
First to report
Sky News, Oct 18, 3:45 PM EDT
Right
12 hr 41 min later
Its first report, Oct 19, 4:26 AM EDT

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Sky NewsCenterOct 18, 3:45 PM EDT
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 18, 7:58 PM EDT
Financial TimesCenterOct 18, 8:55 PM EDT
BBC NewsCenterOct 18, 10:41 PM EDT
Deutsche WelleCenterOct 18, 11:22 PM EDT
New York PostRightOct 19, 4:26 AM EDT
The Daily WireFar RightOct 19, 5:42 AM EDT
Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 19, 1:03 PM EDT

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Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv lands in Sofia after bomb threat

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Flight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat

From the center

Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing after bomb threat

Threat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landing

Flight from Israel diverted after ‘threat’

Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna makes emergency landing after bomb threat

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Bomb Threat Forces Landing of Tel Aviv-Vienna Flight

Flight From Tel Aviv Forced To Make Emergency Landing After Bomb Threat

Austrian Airlines flight from Israel diverted to Sofia after bomb threat

Australian Airlines flight from Israel diverted to Bulgaria after 'threat' reported, airline says

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