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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport evacuated due to security threat, 1 person arrested Amsterdam Airport Schiphol evacuated over bomb scare
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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. Suspicious luggage caused the partial evacuation of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol late Tuesday due to a major “security threat.” The air hub has been given the all-clear and services have returned to normal after military police confirmed that no explosives had been located.
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. Heavily armed military police wearing balaclavas sealed off parts of the country's busiest airport for hours after arresting a man and calling in explosives experts to check his luggage. A special police robot was deployed at the airport to search for potential explosives.
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. A witness told the AT5 news outlet said that he saw military policemen chasing the suspect before tackling him to the ground. The incident took place at around 9:45pm local time.
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. Military police and fire personnel were called to the airport and began evacuating the plaza inside of the airport as well as a train station and bus station outside. Once the evacuation was complete each of the three areas was cordoned off to keep people from entering.
The baggage of the arrested man has also been examined in the presence of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, a special unit of the Dutch Armed Forces tasked with diffusing bombs, the Royal Military Police confirmed to AT5 news. After searching the perimeter and examining the baggage of the arrested man in the presence of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, a special unit of the Dutch Armed Forces tasked with diffusing bombs, authorities went off to lift tight security measures at Schiphol.
Meanwhile unconfirmed reports suggested a second suspect has been detained by authorities, according to witnesses who shared photos of the alleged arrest on Twitter. "No dangerous materials were found," military police spokesman Alfred Ellwanger told AP, adding that the suspect remains in custody and is under investigation after "a report of a suspicious situation," lead to the evacuation. He had no details on the man's identity.
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. Airport officials have now cleared the previously cordoned off area of the airport and announced that all services serving the airport have resumed normal operations.
The airport also confirmed that flights have not been interrupted.