Aer Lingus Flight From Dublin to Rome Diverted to French Airbase After Bomb Threat

An airliner heading from Dublin to Rome was rerouted to France on Thursday after a bomb threat, the French government said.

The situation is being monitored, a statement from French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's office said.

Flight tracking websites say the diverted aircraft reportedly belongs to Ireland's flag carrier, Aer Lingus.

The incident came a day after some 10 European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, forcing the brief closure of a Warsaw airport and the scrambling of air force planes in Rome, according to authorities.

The UK government called those incidents "malicious hoax threats".

This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates.