A wave of bomb threats has swept across the European Union, with 12 flights targeted by such alerts, according to international media reports. These include three aircraft bound for Sofia, four headed to Prague, a flight from Dublin to Rome, and an aircraft bound for Bucharest, IPN reports.

A plane bound for Warsaw was also diverted to Vienna, while two aircraft headed for Brussels and Rome landed at their destinations after receiving similar threats. The aircraft are undergoing security checks.

Representatives of Romania’s Otopeni Airport announced that passengers had been evacuated from the aircraft targeted by a bomb threat and that a bomb disposal team from the Romanian Intelligence Service was inspecting the plane. The Bucharest National Airports Company said the incident had not disrupted air traffic.

Bulgarian media report that bomb threats targeting three aircraft bound for Sofia were sent by email. Two of the aircraft, arriving from Copenhagen and Madrid, landed at Sofia Airport, while the third, which had taken off from London, was diverted to Plovdiv Airport. All three underwent security checks. Bulgarian authorities have not reported finding any dangerous objects.

Another alert involved a plane flying from Dublin to Rome. It landed safely at a French airbase, and the passengers were evacuated. Bomb disposal teams were dispatched to the scene to inspect the aircraft.

Security checks likewise found no suspicious or dangerous objects on board the aircraft that landed in Rome and Brussels. The flight bound for Warsaw, which was later diverted to Vienna, was also the target of a bomb threat. Authorities activated security protocols and began inspections after the passengers had been safely evacuated.

Meanwhile, bomb disposal experts have completed their inspection of the four aircraft that landed in Prague following bomb threats. No explosive devices were found in these cases either.

The alerts come 48 hours after another wave of bomb threats targeted at least seven commercial aircraft and a cruise ship in Europe. No explosive devices were found during subsequent searches. All these incidents triggered security alerts and emergency response plans, with counterterrorism units, bomb disposal specialists and military engineers mobilized. The aircraft targeted belong to LOT, Wizz Air, SAS, Aer Lingus and Ryanair.