Bomb threat forces plane reported to be from Israel to land in Bulgaria

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Bulgarian reports initially named Israel as the flight's origin, later switching to Italy Sofia: Bulgarian counter-terrorism officers searched a passenger aircraft at Sofia…

Bulgarian reports initially named Israel as the flight's origin, later switching to Italy

Sofia: Bulgarian counter-terrorism officers searched a passenger aircraft at Sofia Airport on Tuesday after an emailed bomb threat, the latest in a series of security alerts involving flights in Europe.

Lyubomir Nikolov, acting Secretary-General of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry, said specialist officers had been deployed to inspect the aircraft for possible explosives.

Bulgarian National Radio initially identified the plane as arriving from Israel but subsequently reported that it had flown from Bergamo, Italy. Several other Bulgarian outlets also identified Bergamo as its origin.

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