
欧洲多架客机接连收到炸弹威胁,引发紧急搜查,波兰首都华沙外的一座机场一度短暂关闭,意大利空军还护送一架瑞安航空客机飞抵罗马。周二的所有威胁最终都被证实为虚假。
A series of bomb threats against passenger flights across Europe has prompted emergency searches, briefly shut down an airport outside the Polish capital, Warsaw, and led the Italian Air Force to escort a Ryanair plane into Rome. All of the threats on Tuesday turned out to be false.
官员称,至少七架航班和一艘前往以色列的邮轮成为目标。所有飞机均安全着陆,搜查未发现爆炸物。
At least seven flights and an Israel-bound cruise ship were targeted, according to officials. All of the planes landed safely, and searches found no explosives.
受影响的航空公司包括瑞安航空、维兹航空、斯堪的纳维亚航空以及波兰航空公司LOT。爱尔兰廉价航空公司瑞安航空似乎受影响最严重,其飞往不同目的地的四架航班均成为目标。没有任何人声称对此负责,官员也未指认责任方。
The airlines affected included Ryanair, Wizz Air, Scandinavian Airlines and the Polish carrier LOT. Ryanair, the Irish budget carrier, appeared to be the hardest hit, with four of its flights to different destinations being targeted. No one claimed responsibility, and officials did not attribute blame.
这些事件发生在前一天,一架飞往保加利亚的飞机在飞行中收到类似炸弹威胁后被迫改飞匈牙利。在波兰,两架飞往华沙的航班成为目标。
The incidents came a day after a plane headed for Bulgaria was diverted to Hungary after receiving a similar bomb threat while in the air. In Poland, two Warsaw-bound flights were targeted.
斯堪的纳维亚航空SK751号航班从哥本哈根起飞,在华沙肖邦机场平安着陆,未发生意外。机场在飞机接受检查期间关闭了一条跑道。
Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK751 from Copenhagen landed without incident at Warsaw Chopin Airport, which closed a runway while the plane was inspected.
“乘客已下机,飞机正常着陆,并非紧急着陆,”该航空公司发言人亚历山德拉·林德格伦·考克吉向波兰通讯社PAP表示。她说,此事已移交波兰警方处理。
“The passengers disembarked, the plane landed normally; it was not an emergency landing,” Alexandra Lindgren Kaoukji, a spokesperson for the airline, told the Polish news agency PAP. She said the matter has been referred to the Polish police.
另一架从伦敦希思罗机场飞往肖邦机场的LOT波兰航空航班,被改飞华沙的第二座机场——华沙莫德林机场,该机场在警报发布后关闭。
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London’s Heathrow, which was also due at Chopin, was diverted to the city’s second airport, Warsaw Modlin, which was closed after the alert.
这架波音737 Max客机安全着陆。“未发现任何异物,”莫德林机场发言人亚当·沙布洛夫斯基表示。机场官员称,正常运营后来恢复。
The plane, a Boeing 737 Max, landed safely. “Nothing was found,” said Adam Szablowski, a spokesman for Modlin. Airport officials said normal operations later resumed.
在意大利,两架欧洲战斗机护送瑞安航空FR9611号航班从都柏林飞抵罗马菲乌米奇诺机场,当地时间上午10点45分着陆,机场运营方表示。
In Italy, two Eurofighter jets escorted Ryanair Flight FR9611 from Dublin into Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, where it landed at 10:45am local time, the airport’s operator said.
意大利空军表示,已立即响应“关于民用飞机上疑似威胁的报告”。
The Italian Air Force said it had responded immediately to “a report of a suspected threat aboard a civilian aircraft”.
一架从里斯本飞往罗马的瑞安航空航班于当地时间上午9点40分抵达菲乌米奇诺机场,同样接受了反炸弹程序。机场运营方表示,对乘客、行李和飞机的检查“均未发现异常,警报已解除”。
An earlier Ryanair flight from Lisbon that landed at Fiumicino at 9:40am was also subjected to anti-bomb procedures. Checks of passengers, luggage and the plane “were all negative and the alert was lifted,” the operator said.
在西班牙,国家机场运营商Aena表示,因一架从曼彻斯特飞来的瑞安航空航班出现“炸弹警报”,已启动应急程序。该飞机于上午10点30分平安抵达穆尔西亚。
In Spain, Aena, the national airport operator, said it had activated an emergency protocol “due to a bomb alert” on a Ryanair flight from Manchester. The plane landed in Murcia at 10:30am without incident.
在保加利亚,保加利亚内政部一名发言人表示,一架从意大利贝加莫飞往该国首都索菲亚的维兹航空航班在抵达后接受了检查。保加利亚交通部表示,一架从都柏林飞往索菲亚的瑞安航空航班也遭到了威胁。两架飞机上均未发现爆炸物。
In Bulgaria, a Wizz Air flight from Bergamo, Italy, was inspected after landing in the country’s capital, Sofia, a spokesperson for the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said. A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Sofia was also targeted, the country’s transport ministry said. No explosives were found on either plane.
这些威胁发生在周一类似事件之后,当时一架从伦敦卢顿机场飞往索菲亚的维兹航空航班在飞行途中收到炸弹威胁,并被改道至布达佩斯。
The threats followed a similar episode on Monday, exwhen a Wizz Air flight from London’s Luton Airport to Sofia received a bomb threat in midair and was diverted to Budapest.
匈牙利国防部长罗穆卢斯·鲁津-森迪在脸书上表示,北约防空预警服务已对该航班发出警报。他说,匈牙利的“ Gripen”战斗机“在几分钟内起飞”,并安全护送该航班着陆。
Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said on Facebook that NATO’s air-defence alert service had flagged the flight. He said Hungarian Gripen fighter jets “took to the air within minutes” and escorted it safely to the ground.
在英国,伦敦大都会警察局表示,已获悉周二有“针对……四架飞机的威胁,这些飞机将从伦敦希思罗机场起飞或抵达该机场”,希思罗是欧洲最繁忙的枢纽之一。警方还收到了另一起涉及曼彻斯特机场航班的警告。经过检查后,警方表示“未发现安全问题”,未提供更多细节。
In the United Kingdom, London’s Metropolitan Police said it had been made “aware of threats against … four aircraft due to depart from or arrive at Heathrow Airport”, one of Europe’s busiest hubs, on Tuesday. It also received a further warning involving a flight at Manchester Airport. After checks, police said “no security issues were identified,” without giving further details.
周二晚些时候,希腊海岸警卫队表示,一艘巴拿马籍邮轮“克朗·艾里斯号”在锚销于锡罗斯岛附近海域后,因炸弹威胁被疏散。
Late on Tuesday, the Greek Coast Guard said a Panama-flagged cruise ship, the Crown Iris, had been evacuated while anchored off the island of Syros after a bomb threat.
该船载有约1500名乘客和船员,原定前往以色列海法。未发现任何爆炸装置,该船预计将恢复航程。
The ship was carrying about 1,500 passengers and crew and was bound for Haifa, Israel. No device was found, and the ship was expected to resume its voyage.
尽管没有任何国家就炸弹威胁指责他人,但这些威胁出现之时,欧洲官员正将俄罗斯和伊朗都列为他们所称的“混合攻击”和破坏行为的幕后黑手。莫斯科和德黑兰均否认开展任何此类行动。
While no country pointed fingers over the bomb threats, they came at a time when European officials have been blaming both Russia and Iran for what they describe as “hybrid attacks” and acts of sabotage. Moscow and Tehran both deny any such campaign.
本周,不明身份的黑客关闭了多个欧洲国家超市的冰箱。一些专家表示,虚假炸弹威胁可能是类似低成本、可否认的破坏行动模式的一部分。
This week, unidentified hackers shut down fridges in supermarkets in several European countries. Some experts said hoax bomb threats could be part of a similar pattern of low-cost, deniable disruption efforts.
航空风险咨询公司Osprey Flight Solutions的分析产出经理里斯·琼斯表示,单日出现七起确认的炸弹威胁并影响航班,属于罕见情况。
Rhys Jones, analysis output manager at aviation risk advisory firm Osprey Flight Solutions, said that seven confirmed bomb threats in a single day affecting flights was exceptional.
“缺乏明确的目标国家、航空公司或航线,表明其目的是对航空运营造成普遍干扰,”琼斯对路透社表示。
“The lack of clear target state, airline or route indicates that general disruption to aviation operations is the aim,” Jones told Reuters.