Facebook hit by technical problem across Europe

Facebook users took to rival service Twitter to discuss the social network's down time

Facebook was unavailable for a number of users mostly across Europe on Wednesday due to "technical difficulties".

Users reported problems accessing Facebook.com in many countries, including the UK and Ireland, for about two hours.
The social network's smartphone and tablet apps were also affected, users on Twitter reported.
Facebook apologised for the incident and said the issue was now resolved.
"Today we experienced technical difficulties causing the site to be unavailable for a number of users in Europe," the company said in a statement.
"The issue has been resolved and everyone should now have access to Facebook. We apologise for any inconvenience."
More isolated accounts of inaccessibility were posted by users in further afield places such as Pakistan and South Korea.