At least seven planes across Europe receive bomb threats, one lands in Murcia

At least seven planes on routes across Europe received bomb threats Tuesday, according to international media including the BBC. 

Two of the planes, arriving from Dublin and Lisbon, landed in Rome. Another was flying between Denmark and Poland, and two were bound for Bulgaria from Dublin and Bergamo (Italy). The remaining two departed from the United Kingdom for Poland and Spain. 

The Spanish-bound plane landed at Murcia Airport, where a security operation was launched involving the National Police and TEDAX bomb disposal specialists. After checks, the Civil Guard confirmed there were no explosives. Authorities in each of the affected countries are investigating.

The Spanish flight was operated by Ryanair and was traveling from Manchester to Murcia. The 114 passengers and seven crew members disembarked for security checks by the National Police. As a precaution, the airport suspended operations for two hours.

Another plane, flying from London to Warsaw Chopin Airport, was diverted to Warsaw-Modlin after a bomb threat. Meanwhile, a flight arriving from Copenhagen was able to land at Chopin "without incident," according to the Danish news agency Ritzau.

Bomb threats also affected two aircrafts bound for Bulgaria, one that took off from Dublin and another from Bergamo. The Bulgarian government initially reported that one of the planes had departed from Israel but later corrected that.

The other two incidents took place at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, involving flights arriving from Dublin and Lisbon. In one of the cases, the Italian Air Force escorted the aircraft until it landed.

At all the airports, national authorities activated security protocols and inspected the planes. No explosives have been found so far.

On Monday, a Wizz Air flight from London to Sofia also received a bomb threat in midair, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Budapest Airport. After checks ruled out explosives, the flight continued to the Bulgarian capital.