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Hoax bomb threats affect at least 25 European flights in a week

British authorities dismissed threats to about seven flights earlier this week as hoaxes, but the number of impacted journeys soared to at least 25 on Thursday, meaning significant disruption for thousands of passengers and raising concerns about a possible coordinated effort to impact travel on the continent.

So far, it remains unclear who, if anyone, is behind any such coordinated action, and no authorities have confirmed a link between any of the threats.

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