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| Schiphol airport: False alarm causes Amsterdam security alert | Schiphol airport: False alarm causes Amsterdam security alert |
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| A false report of an airline hijacking sparked a large police response on board a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday evening. | A false report of an airline hijacking sparked a large police response on board a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday evening. |
| Dutch police tweeted at about 19:30 (18:30 GMT) that they were investigating a "suspicious situation". | Dutch police tweeted at about 19:30 (18:30 GMT) that they were investigating a "suspicious situation". |
| Part of the airport, which is one of Europe's busiest, was closed to passengers as officials investigated. | Part of the airport, which is one of Europe's busiest, was closed to passengers as officials investigated. |
| But after people were evacuated from the plane, Air Europa announced a pilot had accidentally set off an alert. | But after people were evacuated from the plane, Air Europa announced a pilot had accidentally set off an alert. |
| "False alarm. In the flight Amsterdam-Madrid this afternoon was activated, by mistake, a warning that triggers protocols on hijackings at the airport," the airline tweeted. | "False alarm. In the flight Amsterdam-Madrid this afternoon was activated, by mistake, a warning that triggers protocols on hijackings at the airport," the airline tweeted. |
| "Nothing has happened, all passengers are safe and sound waiting to fly soon. We deeply apologize." | "Nothing has happened, all passengers are safe and sound waiting to fly soon. We deeply apologize." |
| Shortly before their announcement, Dutch military police confirmed all passengers and staff had been safely evacuated from the Madrid-bound flight. | |
| Images posted on social media showed parts of the airport's D-pier cordoned off to the public, with passengers waiting around for information. | |
| Flights still landed at other parts of the airport during the disruption, but some emergency services were called to the tarmac. | Flights still landed at other parts of the airport during the disruption, but some emergency services were called to the tarmac. |
| The incident was described as a GRIP-3 situation, Dutch officials said, meaning an incident or serious event with major consequences to a local population. | The incident was described as a GRIP-3 situation, Dutch officials said, meaning an incident or serious event with major consequences to a local population. |
| After it became clear the security alert was a mistake, the airport's twitter account confirmed the temporary concourse closures were over. | |
| Schiphol is one of the busiest transport hubs in Europe, handling more than 70 million passengers a year. | Schiphol is one of the busiest transport hubs in Europe, handling more than 70 million passengers a year. |