And, on that note, we will be closing the blog for today. Hoax bomb threats have caused disruption to at least 25 flights across Europe (latest tally 11:01), renewing questions about a possibly coordinated effort to disrupt travel. At least 32 flights have been disrupted this week in total, with all incidents confirmed to be false alarms. There is no intelligence yet pointing to any particular group or state actor, such as Russia or Iran, amid worries over hybrid incidents targeting Europe (15:57). But local reports in Bulgaria and Italy said the emails were signed “the fighters of the Male State,” drawing concerns about possible Russia links (18:45). Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto described the incidents as fitting the pattern of “warfare below the threshold,” making it difficult to attribute responsibility. One of the pilots affected by today’s events was being questioned by the French authorities after reportedly declining to land at a military airport (17:18), with Aer Lin