[Israeli-Austria flight received bomb threat] On October 19th, Austrian Airlines confirmed that an Austrian Airlines passenger plane taking off from Tel Aviv, Israel, bound for Vienna, Austria, was forced to divert and land in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, late at night on October 18th local time due to a bomb threat. Austrian Airlines stated that it is currently conducting a search on the Airbus A320 aircraft. After the search is completed, passengers will be rebooked to other alternative flights. There were 51 passengers and 6 crew members on board. According to reports, the passenger plane "was flying over the Romanian border when the crew reported a bomb threat and decided to make an emergency landing in Sofia." An Air Force fighter jet accompanied the plane until it landed in Sofia, and then the passengers were evacuated from the plane. (CCTV International News)