Austrian Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Bulgaria After Bomb Threat

A passenger aircraft operated by Austrian Airlines en route from Tel Aviv to Vienna was forced to divert and make an emergency landing at Sofia Airport, the capital of Bulgaria, on the evening of Sunday, Mehr 26, 1405, following the receipt of a bomb threat.

The aircraft, an Airbus A320 operating flight number OS82, encountered a security alert as it was approaching the Romanian border. Following the declaration of an emergency by the crew, a Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet was scrambled and escorted the passenger plane to Sofia Airport.

Austrian Airlines confirmed that the aircraft landed without incident at 20:42 Austrian time. All 51 passengers and 6 crew members disembarked the aircraft, and Bulgarian security forces began inspecting the plane and investigating the potential threat.

Bulgarian officials also announced the establishment of a special headquarters to manage the situation and investigate the dimensions of this threat.

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