Austrian Airlines flight from Israel lands in Sofia after bomb threat
An Austrian Airlines plane flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, after a bomb threat, and officials say everyone aboard was unharmed.
Austrian Airlines flight OS82 diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, after a bomb threat, Bulgarian authorities said, according to Al Jazeera. The crew decided to land.
The Airbus jet landed safely. Officials said all passengers and crew were unharmed, the BBC reports.
The flight was traveling from Tel Aviv to Vienna, Deutsche Welle reports. DW says the threat was reported near the Bulgarian-Romanian border, and that a MiG-29 fighter jet escorted the plane.
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- Al JazeeraFlight from Israel makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threatSun, Oct 18, 7:58 PM EDT
- BBC NewsThreat forces Israel to Austria flight into emergency landingSun, Oct 18, 10:41 PM EDT
- Deutsche WelleAustrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv makes emergency landing after bomb threatSun, Oct 18, 11:22 PM EDT
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