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Bomb threat on Ryanair flight from Rome forces security checks at Lisbon airport
A Ryanair flight from Rome landed at Lisbon's Humberto Delgado airport at 08:27 on Friday, 6 November, after a phone warning of a possible explosive on board. Authorities are checking the threat, and no explosive has been confirmed.
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In brief
Ryanair flight FR 8196 left Rome Fiumicino at 05:48 and landed at Humberto Delgado airport at 08:27, according to flight monitoring data cited by Observador.
A phone call from an officer of the authorities alerted the Public Security Police (PSP) to a possible explosive on board, and the Judicial Police (PJ) validated the caller's identity.
Observador reports that no explosive or other threat has been confirmed, and SAPO says the PJ leads the investigation at the airport.
The alert
Ryanair flight FR 8196 left Rome Fiumicino at 05:48 local time (04:48 in Lisbon) and landed at Humberto Delgado airport at 08:27, according to flight monitoring data cited by Observador. CNN Portugal first reported that the Public Security Police (PSP) received a phone call warning of a possible explosive device on board. The caller was described as an officer of the authorities, and the Judicial Police (PJ) checked and validated that person's identity. Diário de Notícias said it was still waiting for clarification from ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, the airport operator.
Response at the airport
The aircraft landed safely, but security operations are under way to assess how credible the threat is and to rule out an explosive on the plane. Observador reports that no presence of an explosive or any other threat has been confirmed so far. SAPO says the PJ is following the situation closely and leads the investigation. According to SAPO, the airport remains operational with reinforced security measures and some disruption to normal operations, and the authorities have asked passengers to stay calm. Notícias ao Minuto said it was still trying to reach the PSP.
A wider pattern
Diário de Notícias says the Lisbon case appears to be one more in a series of threats aimed at aircraft from several airlines, which have disrupted European airports. RTP reports that in the days before 6 November several European airports faced bomb threats against commercial planes, with police mobilised and security operations carried out on flights to and from different countries. Authorities in those cases were also working to verify whether the warnings were credible.
What remains unknown
The reports do not say how many passengers and crew were on board, what the caller said beyond the warning, or whether any explosive was found. No detentions had been reported as of the latest update. SAPO says the authorities will provide more information as soon as possible, and the situation is still being updated.
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Sources and context
- ANSA.itBomb alert on plane from Rome, landed in Lisbon++ Allarme bomba su aereo da Roma, atterrato a Lisbona ++ - Notizie · original in Italian
- Diário de NotíciasBomb threat on Ryanair plane bound for LisbonAmeaça de bomba em avião da Ryanair com destino a Lisboa · original in Portuguese
- RTP - Rádio Televisão PortuguesaNew bomb threat on Ryanair flightNova ameaça de bomba em voo da Ryanair · original in Portuguese
- SAPOBomb threat shakes Ryanair flight in LisbonAmeaça de bomba abala voo Ryanair em Lisboa · original in Portuguese
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