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Europe: What we know about the hoax bomb threats disrupting flights

Dozens of European flights have been disrupted this week after bomb threats were sent in to various airports, with fighter planes escorting many civilian aircraft after threats were called in mid-flight.

What the coverage shows

All five outlets converge on a wave of hoax bomb threats disrupting dozens of flights across Europe and note that the threats led to diversions or other air-traffic disruption. CBS News uniquely emphasizes that some countries scrambled fighter jets, while France 24 similarly foregrounds fighter planes escorting civilian aircraft after mid-flight threats. The New York Times is alone in stressing travelers’ frustration, and The Guardian US alone says the latest wave affected at least another 18 flights and that searches found no explosive devices.

Written by Crossfiled from the 4 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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