Bomb threats targeted at least seven passenger flights across Europe on Tuesday, prompting searches, diversions and a temporary airport closure. All landed safely, and authorities found no explosives [abcnews.com][bbc.com][theguardian.com]. The targeted flights were operated by Polish carrier LOT, Scandinavian Airlines, Wizz Air and Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair on routes involving Warsaw, Sofia, Rome and Murcia. Italian Air Force fighter jets escorted a Ryanair flight from Dublin into Rome, while a LOT flight from London diverted to Warsaw-Modlin airport [abcnews.com][theguardian.com]. Authorities also searched an Israel-bound cruise ship at the Greek island of Syros after a separate bomb threat; initial checks found no device [theguardian.com]. The threats disrupted airport operations, including a temporary closure at Warsaw-Modlin and a runway closure at Warsaw Chopin, while passengers and crew were evacuated for checks [bbc.com][aviation24.be]. A similar threat prompted a Wizz Air flight to divert to Budapest on Monday, Nov. 2 [euronews.com]. Authorities have not established whether the threats were connected or identified who sent them. Police and aviation authorities are sharing information as investigations continue. British authorities said checks on flights connected to the UK found no security issues [bbc.com][theguardian.com][standard.co.uk]. Highlights: • Passenger counts: The diverted LOT flight carried 181 people; the Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia had 114 passengers and seven crew members [aviation24.be][standard.co.uk]. • Threat reporting: Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Georgi Peev said one alert reached authorities after the pilot received information through the airline’s own channels [theglobeandmail.com]. • Cruise search: The Panama-flagged Crown Iris had about 1,500 passengers and crew aboard when Greek authorities searched it at Syros [aljazeera.com][theguardian.com]. • Operational response: Rome airport operator ADR said searches of passengers, baggage and aircraft cleared the alerts, with no impact on other flights at Fiumicino [theguardian.com][arynews.tv]. Perspectives: UK government: It described threats involving two flights departing Britain as malicious hoaxes and said established aviation-security procedures were used to assess them [standard.co.uk]. (The Standard) UK Counter Terrorism Policing: The agency said it knew of the incidents across Europe but had no active investigation into the threats [standard.co.uk]. (The Standard) Philip Baum, aviation security expert: Baum said fake threats are often made by individuals seeking to delay flights, but added that authorities must respond when a threat appears specific and credible [theguardian.com]. (The Guardian) Matthew Borie, Osprey Flight Solutions co-founder and chief intelligence officer: Borie outlined several possibilities, including copycat threats, a single sender targeting multiple flights or state-linked hybrid operations; he did not identify a culprit [abcnews.com]. 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