Reported by BBC World
European airlines have again been hit with a new wave of bomb threats - in the third such incident this week.
On Friday multiple flights to and from Lisbon, Rome, Prague and Sofia were targeted and the threats saw three planes escorted by Hungarian fighter jets, authorities said.
It also saw a number of high-profile media organisations, including Ireland's public broadcaster RTÉ , evacuated after threats were made against them - although there has been no concrete links between the messages against airlines and the broadcasters.
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The disruption comes after nearly 30 aircraft and several airports across Europe were impacted by threats earlier this week , in what the UK called a "malicious hoax".
A Ryanair flight scheduled to leave Lisbon for Rome on Friday was targeted with a threat, the airline said, while at least 11 flights were targeted in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, according to AFP.
France also reported at least four of its flights were targeted by threats, however they all landed safely.
As airlines were dealing with this latest wave of threats, several media outlets, including RTÉ, were evacuated after similar warnings were made against them.
Staff at the Irish Independent newspaper and the Dublin offices of radio stations NewstalkFM and TodayFM, were also advised to leave their buildings and UK broadcaster Sky said it also received a security threat.
In a statement, gardaí (Irish police) said they were "aware of a threat made against media organisations here and in Europe".
Armed gardaí were deployed to RTÉ'S Dublin headquarter after a bomb threat
While no link has been established between the threats against airlines and media outlets, the Irish government has warned it is a "likely coordinated campaign of disruption".
In a statement, it said: "Hoax threats such as these cause fear, distress and disruption to people going about their daily lives and activities; they achieve no positive purpose whatsoever. It is not known yet who is responsible for these threats, whether it is individuals or a centralised or co-ordinated effort.
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin described the situation as "worrying" and added his government's…