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Bomb threat forces flight from Israel to divert

# The pilots of an Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv in Israel to Vienna has made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, after a bomb threat. The Airbus A320 was carrying 57 people when the alert was raised over Romania. A Bulgarian fighter jet escorted it to Sofia. A security search found no threat, and the flight continued to Vienna with everyone on board. The incident comes days after fighter jets escorted another European passenger flight following a false hijacking alert, highlighting the serious response triggered by aviation security warnings.