India, Nov. 5 -- A passenger Airbus A320 aircraft flying the Dublin-Rome route was reportedly diverted to the Evreux air base in France's Fauville following a bomb alert.

Monitoring situation closely regarding this plane that was diverted after bomb alert, the French PM's office said, according to Reuters.

The diversion comes two days after several flights across Europe received hoax bomb threats Tuesday that prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, an escort by the Italian Air Force until landing.

The flights included Polish airline LOT, Scandinavian Airlines, Wizz Air and Ryanair, according to an Associated Press news agency. The hoax threats came a day after a plane headed for Bulgaria was diverted to Hungary after receiving ...