Bomb threats prompt evacuations at Irish media outlets

Bomb threats prompted evacuations and interrupted broadcasting at media organisations in Ireland and other parts of Europe on Friday, November 6. Police searches reported no explosives, and authorities had not identified who sent the threats or established whether they were linked to recent alerts targeting passenger flights.

RTÉ, Ireland’s national broadcaster, received an emailed threat shortly before 9 a.m. GMT warning that a bomb would detonate within 45 minutes, the broadcaster reported. Staff left its south Dublin campus while police searched the buildings, and news programming was interrupted for more than an hour. RTÉ resumed coverage from an outside broadcasting unit. Employees were later allowed back after the site was declared safe.

The Irish Independent’s offices in Dublin were also evacuated, as were the offices of Newstalk and Today FM at Marconi House, according to Irish media reports. Newstalk suspended normal programming and resumed at 10 a.m. GMT after staff were told they could return. Virgin Media Television received a threatening email but kept its studios open and continued broadcasting.

Outside Ireland, Sky News said it was among several media organisations...