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Israel Online · Oct 18, 2026

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Bomb Threat Forces Austrian Airlines Flight From Israel to Divert to Bulgaria An Austrian Airlines flight traveling from Ben Gurion Airport to Vienna was diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, following an anonymous phone call claiming there was a bomb on board. The aircraft has landed in Sofia, where authorities are investigating the threat. The incident follows two anonymous bomb threats involving Delta flights from New York to Israel last week, both of which turned out to be false alarms. Authorities have not yet determined whether tonight's threat was a hoax.

*Bomb Threat Forces Austrian Airlines Flight From Israel to Divert to Bulgaria* An Austrian Airlines flight traveling from Ben Gurion Airport to Vienna was diverted to Sofia, Bulgaria, following an anonymous phone call claiming there was a bomb on board. The aircraft has landed in Sofia, where authorities are investigating the threat. The incident follows two anonymous bomb threats involving Delta flights from New York to Israel last week, both of which turned out to be false alarms. Authorities have not yet determined whether tonight's threat was a hoax.

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