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| Amsterdam airport evacuated as Dutch police shoot man armed with knife | Amsterdam airport evacuated as Dutch police shoot man armed with knife |
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| Dutch military police say they have shot a man after he threatened to use a knife at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. | Dutch military police say they have shot a man after he threatened to use a knife at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. |
| In a tweet, the Marechaussee police service says the "situation is safe" and the suspect has been detained and removed from the scene. | In a tweet, the Marechaussee police service says the "situation is safe" and the suspect has been detained and removed from the scene. |
| Schiphol, just outside Amsterdam, is one of Europe's busiest airports. | Schiphol, just outside Amsterdam, is one of Europe's busiest airports. |
| An airport spokeswoman says the airport's main plaza was and remains evacuated after military police shot the man with a knife. | |
| Roos van der Ven says Schiphol Plaza, which houses stores, bars and restaurants, was evacuated, but not the parts of the airport behind the check-in area and security checks. | |
| It was not immediately clear what effect the security situation was having on flight departures and arrivals. | |
| The incident comes as Europe remains on high alert due to a string of terror attacks on multiple locations including airports. | The incident comes as Europe remains on high alert due to a string of terror attacks on multiple locations including airports. |
| In March 2016, 32 people and more than 300 people were injured in three coordinated terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium which included two attacks on Brussels Airport in Zaventeem. | In March 2016, 32 people and more than 300 people were injured in three coordinated terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium which included two attacks on Brussels Airport in Zaventeem. |
| It was also revealed that the plotters behind the Paris terror attack in 2015 had also plotted to bomb Schiphol. | It was also revealed that the plotters behind the Paris terror attack in 2015 had also plotted to bomb Schiphol. |
| In January the head of the airport, Jos Nijhuis, called for up to 500 more military police officers to patrol Schiphol due to increased security concerns. | |
| There are currently 1,800 officers stationed there but Mr Nijhuis derided plans to introduce just 135 extra – saying they needed at least 500 more. | |
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