Bomb threats cause alarm at studios in Ireland and Britain: offices evacuated and broadcasts disrupted

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Offices of media outlets in Ireland, including RTE and the Irish Independent, were evacuated following threats of planted explosives. An email sent to RTE stated that the explosion would occur within 45 minutes. Live broadcasts were disrupted, and the station switched to repeat broadcasts.

In Britain, Sky announced that it had received a security threat and was in contact with the authorities. An email sent to Ireland claimed the threat was linked to the same group behind the wave of threats against flights across Europe. The authorities opened an investigation.

The Bulgarian private station Nova TV and the Irish broadcaster RTE also received false bomb alerts at their studios. Staff at Newstalk returned to the building in central Dublin after receiving permission to do so.