Bomb threat forces Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria

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Austrian Airlines flight OS from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia after a bomb threat was reported as it approached Romania. Passengers were evacuated after landing, and Bulgaria’s air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet.

A bomb threat against an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna on Sunday forced the plane to divert to Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian authorities and the airline. The Austrian Airlines crew decided to make an emergency landing in Sofia after reportedly receiving a bomb threat as they neared Romania, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said in a statement, adding that the passengers were evacuated from the aircraft after landing. The Bulgarian air force scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to...