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Security services respond to bomb threats aboard two Warsaw-bound flights

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Bomb threats were reported Tuesday aboard two passenger flights bound for Warsaw, prompting security checks and the closure of Warsaw-Modlin Airport. A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX from London Heathrow diverted to Modlin, landing with 181 people aboard; those aboard were being evacuated. An SAS flight from Copenhagen landed at Warsaw Chopin Airport, where checks began as operations continued.

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Bomb threats on two passenger flights bound for Warsaw prompted security checks Tuesday, and Warsaw-Modlin Airport closed after one diverted there from London. A threat was reported at 9:54 a.m. aboard a LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin Airport. The Boeing 737 MAX landed at Modlin at 10:01 a.m. with 181 people aboard, according to airport authorities. The passengers were being evacuated while security services verified the threat, and Modlin was closed until further notice. A separate threat was reported on an SAS flight from Copenhagen, which landed at Warsaw Chopin Airport and was being checked by security services, an airport spokesperson said. Chopin continued operating during the response.

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The Aviation Hub, Türkiye Today, and Daily Mail report bomb threats involving the London and Copenhagen flights, with the aircraft landing or undergoing security checks; Reuters reports the same event, and ARN News Centre and ABC News reproduce its reporting. These are current reports consistent with the proposed claim.

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