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Swedish airport partially evacuated due to threat Swedish airport partially evacuated due to threat
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STOCKHOLM — Police say Landvetter Airport in southwestern Sweden has been partially evacuated due to a suspicious package in the domestic terminal. STOCKHOLM — Police have given the all-clear at Landvetter Airport in southwestern Sweden after a suspicious package was found to be harmless.
The move comes amid stepped-up security due to an unidentified threat directed at the airport earlier Thursday. The airport’s domestic terminal was evacuated as a bomb disposal squad examined the package on Thursday afternoon.
Police said the domestic terminal was evacuated in the afternoon as police investigated the suspicious package. The move came amid stepped-up security due to an unidentified threat directed at the airport earlier in the day.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the package had any connection to the threat earlier in the day. The terminal reopened after police lifted the security alert.
Landvetter is Sweden’s second-largest airport, and is located about 20 kilometers (13 miles) from the city of Goteborg.Landvetter is Sweden’s second-largest airport, and is located about 20 kilometers (13 miles) from the city of Goteborg.
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