Seven European flights searched or diverted after malicious hoax bomb threats

Unclear if series of incidents affecting two UK departures and a number of Ryanair services among others are connected Europe live – latest updates At least seven planes around Europe were searched or diverted after a series of bomb threats to passenger flights on Tuesday. Two UK departures and a number of Ryanair flights were threatened in what the UK government called “malicious hoaxes”, after all planes landed safely and no explosives were found.