Six international flights have been forced to evacuate today amid reports of bomb threats, just 24 hours after a flight from a London airport was also forced into making an emergency landing. The flights on Tuesday, November 3, have all made landings across Europe, with local authorities inspecting the veracity of the reports.It comes one day after a flight from London Luton airport was forced to make an emergency landing in Budapest, escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet.It is not currently clear whether the threats are linked. Here is everything we know so far.Which flights have been affected today?Six separate flights, to and from cities across the continent, have received bomb threats on Tuesday.Two flights - one from Lisbon and one from Dublin - which both landed at Rome Fiumicino AirportA flight from London Heathrow bound for Warsaw Chopin airport, which was diverted to Warsaw Modlin Airport A flight from Copenhagen, which successfully landed at Warsaw Modlin A flight from Manchester, which successfully landed at Murcia A flight from Israel, which has landed in Sofia Flights to RomeSources at Rome Fiumicino airport have said that two Ryanair flights were searched today following anonymous tips regarding potential bomb threats.One of the flights originated from Lisbon, with the other from Dublin, with the Dublin flight was escorted by the Italian Air Force before landing.Police bomb disposal experts carried out security protocols to ensure the safety of all passengers and crew, with inspections of the passengers, luggage, and the aircraft yielded negative results.Heathrow flightThe LOT passenger plane travelling from London Heathrow made its unscheduled landing in Warsaw Modlin on Tuesday morning carrying 181 people. It is understood that a bomb threat was made while the plane was in the air.Modlin Airport was temporarily closed after the landing while specialists carried out security checks, and reopened at around midday.FlightRadar showing the route of the flight from London Heathrow to WarsawFlightRadarOfficials are continuing to inspect an aircraft, and passengers and crew remain in the arrival halls, awaiting further action, according to an airport spokesperson.Read MoreThe airport adds that several areas remain closed until further notice.Copenhagen flightAn SAS flight from Copenhagen to Chopin airport faced a bomb threat, according to Danish media, and landed as normal. A spokesperson for the airline said: “We can confirm that a threat has been made against flight SK751 between Copenhagen and Warsaw. The aircraft landed normally in Warsaw and the passengers have disembarked.We are following established security procedures while taking care of our passengers and crew. The matter is now being handled by the police in Warsaw, and we are following their instructions.We refer any further questions regarding the threat to the relevant authorities and the police in Warsaw.” Manchester flightRyanair flight FR4116 from Manchester landed safely at Murcia airport in southern Spain this morning following another threat.The flight, which had 114 passengers and seven crew members on board, landed at 10.50am local time on Tuesday.Francisco Lucas, the Spanish government's delegate in the region, says the Civil Guard has ruled out there being explosives on the plane following checksThe airport has now resumed normal activity, with Lucas thanking emergency teams.Israel flightA plane flying from Israel landed at Sofia airport after a bomb threat was received by email, according to local media.Counter-terrorism units were checking the plane for possible explosive devices, said interior minister Secretary General Lyubomir Nikolov.Which flight was affected on Monday?A Wizz Air flight from London Luton was forced to divert on Monday following a mid-air bomb threat. The plane, which was travelling to Sofia in Bulgaria, was escorted by a Hungarian fighter jet, and made an emergency landing at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International.The Wizz Air plane could be seen on the tarmac at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International AirportAFP/GettyA spokesperson for Wizz Air said that authorities "carried out the necessary security checks on the aircraft and passengers", and confirmed that an inspection had been "completed and nothing was found".Hungarian defence minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendis confirmed his country provided the fighter jet to escort the flight.A UK Civil Aviation Authority spokesperson said: “We are aware of media reports but are unable to comment on the reported incidents.”
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