Brussels, Nov. 5 -- At least 11 passenger aircraft across Europe were diverted or subjected to additional security procedures on Thursday following a series of suspected bomb threats, disrupting air traffic in several countries.
Earlier in the day, the French prime minister's office said an Airbus A320 operated by Aer Lingus, travelling from Dublin to Rome, had been diverted to the French military airbase at Evreux following a bomb alert.
The aircraft landed safely at Evreux, around 100km west of Paris, the Irish airline said.
Flight-tracking website Flightradar24 showed the plane turning near Paris and circling over the Evreux area after declaring an in-flight emergency. Rome's Fiumicino Airport was reportedly temporarily closed followi...