Bomb alert diverts Airbus A320 plane flying from Dublin to Rome, French PM says


(Corrects Lecornu's ⁠title in first paragraph to ⁠Prime Minister, not defence minister)

PARIS, ‌Nov 5 (Reuters) - An Airbus A320 flying from Dublin to Rome was diverted to ​France's Evreux airbase ⁠following a bomb ⁠threat, the latest in a series ⁠of ‌threats targeting flights in Europe, the office of ⁠French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ​said on ‌Thursday.

The situation is being monitored ⁠by ​the prime minister's office, it added.

According to flight-tracking website Flightradar24, an ⁠Aer Lingus aircraft turned ​near Paris and was circling over the Evreux area after declaring ⁠an in-flight emergency.

At least seven flights and a cruise ship in Europe received bomb threats on ​Tuesday, causing disruption ⁠at airports although no devices ​were discovered.

(Reporting by ‌Dominique Vidalon, Alessandro Parodi ​Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Ros Russell)

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