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Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 18). Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/middle-east/flight-from-tel-aviv-to-vienna-makes-emergency-landing-in-bulgaria-after-bomb-threat/article_2b5e88be-0d68-5211-96ba-923b68f32fc2.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-18 · by The Associated Press

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On Sunday evening, a flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, following a bomb threat. The Bulgarian transportation ministry confirmed that the aircraft carried 51 passengers and six crew members. An air force fighter jet accompanied the plane during its descent to ensure safety before it landed safely.
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An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday evening after receiving a bomb threat. The Airbus A320 aircraft carried 51 passengers and six crew members. After the reported threat near Romania's border, the plane was escorted by a Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet to Sofia Airport, where all aboard were safely evacuated. Authorities conducted a security search of the plane; no threats were found, allowing the flight to resume its journey to Vienna later that night with all passengers on board.

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Topics

BNT Bulgarian Israel Sofia Tel Aviv

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Bulgarian NORP · 2× BNT ORG · 1× Israel GPE · 1× Sofia PERSON · 1× Tel Aviv GPE · 1× Vienna GPE · 1×

Narrative

A flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, made an emergency landing Sunday evening in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia after a bomb threat, Bulgarian state television reported.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-18

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

A flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, made an emergency landing Sunday evening in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia after a bomb threat, Bulgarian state television reported. asserted
television → make → threat
The BNT report, citing a statement by the transportation ministry, said the flight to Vienna carried 51 passengers and six crew members. asserted
flight → cite → passengers
It said a crew member reported receiving the threat, and an air force fighter jet escorted the plane until it landed. asserted
it → say → plane
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