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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 police detained the 29-year-old man.
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. The man reportedly shouted that he was carrying a bomb. Pictures on social media show him 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. Another witness posted a picture believed to capture the moment the 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/qU1cTxswVGHet 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.