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| Amsterdam airport check-in evacuated as British man 'shouts bomb threats' | Amsterdam airport check-in evacuated as British man 'shouts bomb threats' |
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| Passengers have been evacuated from a Dutch airport terminal and a British man arrested after he reportedly shouted bomb threats at a check-in queue. | Passengers have been evacuated from a Dutch airport terminal and a British man arrested after he reportedly shouted bomb threats at a check-in queue. |
| The line of people at Terminal 3 of Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport was evacuated on Friday for about 30 minutes as the man, 29, was detained by police. | The line of people at Terminal 3 of Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport was evacuated on Friday for about 30 minutes as the man, 29, was detained by police. |
| According to reports the man shouted that he was carrying a bomb. Pictures on social media show a man lying on the floor as officers point rifles at him. | According to reports the man shouted that he was carrying a bomb. Pictures on social media show a man lying on the floor as officers point rifles at him. |
| Another witness posted a picture believed to capture the moment the British man was arrested by armed police. | |
| Het meest gekke aan deze foto is nog dat alle andere mensen niet op of om kijken. Op de baliemedewerker na #schiphol pic.twitter.com/qU1cTxswVG | |
| A spokeswoman at the airport said: “The 29-year-old British man was arrested at around 8am. It was only the one check-in line that had to be evacuated for maximum half an hour – if that. Security control remained open as it is located further away.” | A spokeswoman at the airport said: “The 29-year-old British man was arrested at around 8am. It was only the one check-in line that had to be evacuated for maximum half an hour – if that. Security control remained open as it is located further away.” |
| She added that the man was taken away by the police. | She added that the man was taken away by the police. |