Austrian Airlines flight diverts to Bulgaria after bomb threat

An Austrian Airlines plane flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday after a bomb threat was made against the flight. The aircraft was carrying 51 passengers and six crew members. The threat was reported when the plane was near the border between Romania and Bulgaria. Bulgaria sent a MiG-29 fighter jet to escort the aircraft to Sofia's Vasil Levski Airport, where it landed safely at 18:42 GMT. All passengers left the plane after landing. No one was hurt. Security teams searched the aircraft after the evacuation. Austrian Airlines confirmed that a threat had been made but did not give any further details.