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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport evacuated due to security threat, 1 person arrested Amsterdam Schiphol Airport evacuated due to security threat, 1 person arrested
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Heavily armed police have been deployed to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in response to a security situation. At least one suspect has been detained. A police robot is investigating a suspicious package near the facility.Heavily armed police have been deployed to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in response to a security situation. At least one suspect has been detained. A police robot is investigating a suspicious package near the facility.
Witnesses reported that a special police robot was deployed at the airport in search of potential explosives while masked police officers cordoned off the area and evacuated part of the complex.Witnesses reported that a special police robot was deployed at the airport in search of potential explosives while masked police officers cordoned off the area and evacuated part of the complex.
A witness who shared a photo with the AT5 news outlet said that he saw military policemen chasing the suspect before tackling him to the ground.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW Military police have confirmed one arrest and an ongoing search operation at a bus stop outside the airport's main terminal is taking place, AP reports. A police helicopter has been circling around Schiphol according to Dutch journalists at the scene.
The identity of the suspect and the reason for his arrest was not immediately clear, but police spokesman Alfred Ellwanger emphasized that the "suspicious situation" has not affect air traffic.
The airport also confirmed that flights have not been interrupted.