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Sofia airport bomb threat email signed 'Male State': AFP

AFP said it saw an email sent to Sofia airport during a series of hoax bomb alerts across Europe on Thursday that was signed “the fighters of the Male State.”

The text threatened that an explosion would occur in 60 minutes and said: “Your skies will turn red.” It also used anti-feminist language, according to the text seen by AFP.

Update

The email was sent during a series of hoax bomb alerts across Europe on Thursday.

The email text seen by AFP threatened an explosion in 60 minutes and used the signature “the fighters of the Male State.”

Source note: AFP news report published on 5 November 2026 at 16:31:32 UTC.

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The sender's identity is not verified in the supplied material.

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AFP news report published on .

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