False Alarm: Israeli Plane Lands in Bulgaria Following Bomb Threat

An Israeli flight made an emergency landing in Sofia due to an email bomb threat, but security sweeps confirmed there was no explosive device.

A flight from Israel made an emergency landing at the airport in Sofia, Bulgaria, today (Tuesday) after an email threat warned of a bomb on board. This was reported by the Jerusalem Post and JDN. Following the alert, Bulgarian security forces evacuated the plane and conducted extensive searches with counter-terrorism units.

According to a statement by Bulgarian Interior Ministry Secretary General Lyubomir Nikolov, the sweeps determined that the threat was false, and no explosives or suspicious objects were found on the aircraft. This incident follows a recent wave of bomb threats against other flights departing from Europe. Further details have not yet been released.