‘Clock is ticking’: European TV channels targeted in wave of hoax bomb threats
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · Western Europe
Bomb threats warning “the clock is ticking” were sent to TV stations across Europe on Friday, prompting evacuations and programming to be suspended. Warnings were sent to Irish broadcaster RTE, Britain’s Sky, Bulgarian private station Nova TV and others, the companies said. No bombs were found at any affected site. RTE programmes were replaced by music and a pre-recorded message, some for as long as three hours. The alerts follow a string of hoax bomb threats that has disrupted passenger...
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