Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
1 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
21
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Two flights travelling to Rome have faced bomb threats, officials have said.
asserted
officials → publish → threats
An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 plane which departed Dublin on Thursday morning issued an emergency alert, diverted and landed at Evreux air base in northern France.
asserted
which → depart → France
Meanwhile, Finnish airline Finnair said there was a bomb threat against one of its planes travelling from Helsinki to the Italian capital on Thursday.
asserted
Finnair → say → Thursday
It was escorted by air force jets and landed as scheduled.
asserted
It → escort → jets
It comes just days after eight European flights, including two departing from the UK, were targeted by suspected bomb threats.
asserted
flights → come → threats
No explosives were found on any of the planes after searches.
asserted
explosives → find → searches
A statement from Aer Lingus confirmed that flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome "diverted to Normandy this morning as a security precaution."
asserted
EI402 → confirm → precaution
It added: "The flight landed safely and Aer Lingus will work to re-accommodate customers to their final destination as soon as possible."
asserted
Lingus → add → destination
Meanwhile, a Wizz Air flight travelling from Milan to Warsaw also issued an emergency alert before diverting to Vienna, Austria - though there has been no report of a bomb threat and the reason is unclear.
uncertain
reason → travel → threat
On Tuesday, seven planes were searched after bomb threats were made.
asserted
threats → search → Tuesday
Two were from the UK - one travelling from Manchester which landed in Murcia, Spain, the other from London Heathrow to Warsaw, Poland.
asserted
which → travel → Warsaw
Two Ryanair flights - one leaving Dublin and the other from Lisbon - were searched after landing in Rome following anonymous tips but no explosives were found, sources at the city's Fiumicino airport told the BBC.
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sources → leave → BBC
The sources added that police bomb disposal experts carried out standard security protocols to ensure the safety of all passengers and crew, and the alert was then cleared.
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alert → add → passengers
The UK government described the incidents as "malicious hoax threats".
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government → describe → threats
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