• At least seven aircraft have been searched at European airports today as a result of suspected bomb threats made. 
• According to the BBC, two aircraft were inspected in Warsaw, and a third in Murcia in Spain with a fourth plane reported to have landed in Sofia, Bulgaria.
• There is no current indication that this is related to belly cargo on board the flights.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated

At least four aircraft have landed at European airports today with at least seven searched for explosives as a result of suspected bomb threats made. Two aircraft landed in Poland, one in Spain and one in Bulgaria.

According to the BBC, two aircraft were inspected in Warsaw, and a third in Murcia in Spain. following a series of bomb threats. A fourth plane is reported to have landed in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The flight landed that landed at the Región de Murcia International Airport, has now been checked and cleared to confirm no explosives were detected onboard.

“Security protocols were activated due to a bomb threat on a flight from Manchester that landed in Murcia,” Francisco Lucas, Spain’s Government delegate for the Region of Murcia confirmed earlier on X.

“The Guardia Civil has ruled out the presence of explosives on the plane from Manchester following its inspection. The International Airport of the Region of Murcia will resume its activity normally. Thank you to the emergency teams that participated in the operation.” [Translated from the original Spanish]

At the present time it is unconfirmed what the nature of the bomb threats was, or the providence of them.

“Passengers evacuated and the plane underwent security checks. No explosives were found. The airport reopened and is operating normally,”” Adam Szablowski, a Modlin Airport spokesman, told Agence France Presse.

Flight tracking site FlightRadar24 is showing data illustrating a LOT airline flight inbound from London Heathrow (LHR) that was forced to divert to Warsaw Modlin Airport. The flight was heading to Warsaw Chopin airport but changed direction and instead landed at Warsaw Modlin airport at around 09:00 GMT this morning.

Sources at Rome Fiumicino airport told the BBC that a further two Ryanair flights, inbound from Lisbon and Dublin, have also been investigated and searched following anonymous tips suggesting a bomb threat.

After safety was established, there were no indications of explosives found at the scene.

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