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Bomb threats disrupt operations at Warsaw airports

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AFP. (2026, November 3). Bomb threats disrupt operations at Warsaw airports. The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/bomb-threats-disrupt-operations-at-warsaw-airports/article71660977.ece

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On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Polish authorities received bomb threats concerning two flights bound for Warsaw— one from Copenhagen on Scandinavian Airlines and another from London's Heathrow on LOT Polish Airlines. The SAS flight landed safely at Warsaw Chopin Airport after a thorough security check found no explosives; however, the airport briefly closed a landing strip. Meanwhile, the LOT plane was diverted to Warsaw Modlin Airport due to safety concerns, leading to its closure until security checks confirmed there were no threats present. Both airports have since resumed normal operations.
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Story summary

On November 3, 2026, bomb threats disrupted flights across Europe, leading to emergency searches and brief airport closures. In Warsaw, Warsaw-Modlin Airport closed after a plane from London Heathrow with 181 people made an unscheduled landing due to a bomb threat alert; the airport reopened later that day. Meanwhile, another flight from Copenhagen landed at Warsaw-Chopin Airport, which remained operational but was being checked for threats. A Ryanair flight from Dublin faced potential bomb threats and was escorted by the Italian Air Force into Rome. By November 4, all threats turned out to be false with no explosive devices found.

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Topics

Chopin LOT Polish SAS Scandinavian Airlines Warsaw

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Polish NORP · 3× Chopin GPE · 2× LOT ORG · 2× Warsaw GPE · 2× Boeing ORG · 1× Copenhagen GPE · 1× London GPE · 1× SAS Scandinavian Airlines ORG · 1× Scandinavian Airlines ORG · 1× Warsaw Modlin GPE · 1×

Narrative

"The airport has been reopened and is operating normally." On Sunday (November 1), a bomb threat forced an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna to reroute to Bulgaria.
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Bomb threats disrupt operations at Warsaw airports · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Polish authorities said they received bomb threats Tuesday (November 3, 2026) involving two Warsaw-bound flights, but the planes landed safely and no explosives were found. asserted
explosives → say → flights
The bomb warnings targeted an SAS Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen and a plane from London's Heathrow airport operated by Polish airline LOT. asserted
warnings → target → LOT
The Scandinavian Airlines plane landed at Warsaw's Chopin airport, where it underwent a security inspection that did not turn up any explosive devices. asserted
that → land → devices
The airport closed a landing strip, but was able to continue operating, an airport spokesman said. asserted
spokesman → close → strip
The LOT flight, which had also been scheduled to arrive at Chopin, was diverted to the Polish capital's other airport, Warsaw Modlin. asserted
which → schedule → airport
Authorities closed that airport following the alert. asserted
Authorities → close → alert
The Boeing 737 MAX landed without incident. asserted
MAX → land → incident
"The passengers were evacuated and the plane underwent security checks. asserted
plane → evacuate → checks
Nothing was found," airport spokesman Modlin Adam Szablowski told AFP. asserted
Szablowski → find → AFP
"The airport has been reopened and is operating normally." On Sunday (November 1), a bomb threat forced an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna to reroute to Bulgaria. asserted
threat → reopen → Bulgaria
No explosives were found. asserted
explosives → find → ?
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