Sky hit by bomb threat as hoax scares rattle Europe's newsrooms and flights

Sky confirmed Friday it had been hit with a security threat, one of several media organisations targeted. The Comcast-owned broadcaster said it ran a security assessment and reported the matter to authorities, adding that the safety of its colleagues is the top priority. A presenter read the statement out on Sky News.

Hours earlier, Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ cleared its building. Deputy director general Adrian Lynch said the call came in shortly before 9am, and leadership decided to put staff safety first, triggering an evacuation and its business continuity plan. He called it