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Hoax bomb threats ground seven flights across Europe, including a Heathrow jet carrying Jewish schoolchildren on a Holocaust trip

A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 like the aircraft carrying 181 passengers, including Jewish schoolchildren from a London school, that was diverted from its Heathrow-to-Warsaw route after a hoax bomb threat.
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 like the aircraft carrying 181 passengers, including Jewish schoolchildren from a London school, that was diverted from its Heathrow-to-Warsaw route after a hoax bomb threat.
A locator map of European flight routes, showing the countries affected by Tuesday's bomb threats, including the Ryanair jet from Manchester that landed under guard in Murcia, Spain.
A locator map of European flight routes, showing the countries affected by Tuesday's bomb threats, including the Ryanair jet from Manchester that landed under guard in Murcia, Spain.

Seven flights across Europe were grounded on Tuesday after a wave of coordinated hoax bomb threats, with experts warning the incidents bear the hallmarks of a "deliberate act" rather than random copycat calls. No explosives were found on any aircraft.

Manchester medic Sarah Jones said the evacuation of her Ryanair flight at Murcia was 'quite traumatic', with passengers held for three hours in a hangar.

Aviation security expert Paul Mason told BBC Radio 5 Live the threats were 'made in a credible manner across a broad range of airlines', suggesting a single coordinated actor.

Experts warn passengers face days of delays as grounded aircraft must undergo exhaustive searches before being cleared to fly again.

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