# Europe bomb hoaxes widen

> Bomb threats target European flights as security campaign intensifies.
- Title: Europe bomb hoaxes widen · France24 | Shortify
- Summary: Bomb threats target European flights as security campaign intensifies. European airlines face bomb threats from Russian extremist group claiming to be…
- Keywords: bomb threats, european airlines, irish government, italian airlines, russian extremist group, fighters of the male state, France24
- Source: France24 — https://france24.com/en/europe-bomb-hoaxes-widen
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bomb threats, european airlines, irish government, italian airlines, russian extremist group, fighters of the male state, news, world, politics
## Bomb threats
Dozens of commercial flights targeted by email with bomb threats.

> Dozens of commercial flights have been targetted by email with threats said to be over and above the typical hoax in specificty
## Irish government
Irish government says threats likely part of coordinated campaign of disruption.

> The series of hoax bomb scares sent to several Irish media outlets and European airlines are likely part of a coordinated campaign of disruption
## RTE
Ireland's broadcaster RTE evacuated staff premises this morning.

> Ireland's broadcaster RTE who's staff evacuated the premises this morning
## Italian airlines
Italian airlines received message claiming to be from Russian extremist group.

> several Italian airlines, say they received a mesage cliaming to be from a Russian extremist group
## Fighters of the Male State
Russian extremist group called Fighters of the Male State denied its implication.

> calling itself the Fighters of the Male State, which denied its implication
## France 24
France 24's Jean-Emile Jammine speaks to Eric Schouten, founder and CEO of Dyami Security Intelligence.

> France 24's Jean-Emile Jammine speaks to Eric Schouten, founder and CEO of Dyami Security Intelligence
## Key takeaway

European airlines face bomb threats from Russian extremist group claiming to be Fighters of the Male State.