On Thursday, hoax bomb threats disrupted at least 25 flights across Europe, forcing emergency landings, diversions and evacuations; the aircraft landed safely and searches found nothing suspicious. [S2][S5]
Verification result: verified, because multiple independent reports support the central disruption claim and none of the material claims is contradicted. [S2][S3][S5]
Reported minimum counts vary from at least 25 in the Guardian and Metro to at least 27 in Al Jazeera, leaving the precise total unsettled without contradicting the shared minimum. [S1][S2][S5]
The Guardian reports that one flight was diverted on Monday, seven planes were searched or diverted on Tuesday, and at least 33 flights were affected during the week. [S2]
Investigators said there was no evidence that a hostile terror group or state actor orchestrated the hoaxes, although inquiries across Europe continued. [S2]
Corroboration is limited by the DW item being a brief Facebook summary and the Modern Ghana page republishing the Al Jazeera short's title without detailed original incident reporting. [S3][S4]
