A series of bomb threats continued on Friday against flights across Europe. A Ryanair flight traveling from Rome to Lisbon was placed under security alert after an anonymous phone call to the control tower at Rome’s Fiumicino airport warned of a possible explosive device on board, according to reports. The plane landed at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport shortly before 8 in the morning. Authorities are investigating the threat, but there has been no confirmation that explosives were on board. Meanwhile, the French Prime Minister’s office stated that there had been four more bomb alerts relating to “planes flying over French territory” on Friday morning. “The planes landed without problems. The security services are carrying out inspections,” said the prime minister’s office, adding that “an investigation is underway to determine the origin of these alerts, which affect all of Europe.” Regarding the Rome-Lisbon flight, CNN Portugal reported that Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP) received a phone call from a person described as a “law enforcement agent,” warning of a possible explosive device on board. The identity of the person who called would have been verified by the Judicial Police (PJ). When Euronews contacted Lisbon Airport, it referred its queries to the PSP, which has not yet confirmed the reported incident. Euronews also tried to contact the PJ but did not receive a response. Another bomb alert was reported on a Wizz Air flight traveling from Prague to Rome. The plane was diverted to Venice, where it landed. The latest incidents follow a wave of bomb threats that affected at least 25 flights across Europe on Thursday. EU officials have said it is too early to determine whether the incidents are related.
