Irish public media, RTÉ, announced that the organization's buildings were evacuated after receiving a bomb threat. In addition to RTÉ, other media organizations have also taken necessary security measures.
Threats before the important meeting
The threats occurred two days before a significant meeting in Dublin, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. An RTÉ reporter reported that the group claiming responsibility for these threats is the same group that had sent threats to airlines earlier in the week.
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Simon Harris, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister, told Cork 96FM radio: "We still do not know if this is an individual or a coordinated effort." He described the situation as "serious and evolving."
Irish Prime Minister reacted to the threats
Micheál Martin, the Prime Minister of Ireland, called these developments "concerning" and stated that An Garda Síochána (the police of Ireland) and defense forces are investigating these threats. He also urged any organization that receives a similar threat to take it seriously and report it to the police to gain a clear picture of the situation.
The Prime Minister of Ireland added: "This shows how easily disruptions can occur and challenge the normal operations of society through unconventional activities designed to create fear and anxiety."
In response to the possibility of a connection between these threats and the EU meetings in Dublin, he stated that maintaining the possibility of holding these meetings is very important. He said: "We have the largest number of prime ministers in our country at the same time, and this requires very significant security operations."
More than two dozen flights have been affected by the threats this week, with additional cases reported on Friday. Police in Denmark and the Czech Republic responded to threats that ultimately proved to be unfounded.
A flight belonging to the Romanian airline TAROM, traveling from Prague to Bucharest, received a threat but landed at its intended destination before authorities deemed it unfounded.
Copenhagen police stated that they had gone to the airport for the second consecutive day "in connection with threats related to air traffic," but there was no danger to passengers and no disruption to flights.
While bomb threats are not unusual, such a wave of threats in a short period is unusual, especially amid rising geopolitical tensions with Russia and a wave of hybrid attacks that have caused disruptions in Europe.
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