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| Jersey Airport: Passengers and staff evacuated from building | Jersey Airport: Passengers and staff evacuated from building |
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| Rena Dunphy, who was evacuated after check-in, said the airport was "covered with police at the minute" | Rena Dunphy, who was evacuated after check-in, said the airport was "covered with police at the minute" |
| Passengers and staff have been evacuated from Jersey Airport due to a "security incident", police have said. | |
| States of Jersey Police said "islanders have all been safely evacuated" after the incident at about 06:30 GMT. | |
| In a post on social media, the force warned of disruption to all flights "until further notice" and asked the public to avoid attending the airport. | In a post on social media, the force warned of disruption to all flights "until further notice" and asked the public to avoid attending the airport. |
| Updates on the incident would "be provided as soon as possible", the force added. | Updates on the incident would "be provided as soon as possible", the force added. |
| The airport has been evacuated, police say | The airport has been evacuated, police say |
| Police and fire vehicles are at the scene, with officers directing traffic away from the airport. | |
| Passenger Rena Dunphy was evacuated after check-in and said the airport was "covered with police at the minute". | Passenger Rena Dunphy was evacuated after check-in and said the airport was "covered with police at the minute". |
| Speaking to BBC Radio Jersey she said: "I got through security and at about 06:30 GMT the alarm started going off. | Speaking to BBC Radio Jersey she said: "I got through security and at about 06:30 GMT the alarm started going off. |
| "They just got everyone out to assembly points, kept us there for roughly half an hour and then they got everyone out of the assembly points and into the car parks." | "They just got everyone out to assembly points, kept us there for roughly half an hour and then they got everyone out of the assembly points and into the car parks." |
| Ms Dunphy said people were then told to leave the car parks and to "go to Strive or basically go home and keep an eye on the airport website until further notice." | Ms Dunphy said people were then told to leave the car parks and to "go to Strive or basically go home and keep an eye on the airport website until further notice." |
| She said more than 100 people had chosen to wait at nearby Strive Health Club, including members of airport staff. | She said more than 100 people had chosen to wait at nearby Strive Health Club, including members of airport staff. |
| "Police were just saying it was a security issue," she added. | "Police were just saying it was a security issue," she added. |
| "I don't think the staff even know because they were evacuated as well, they're not even letting the cars or buses or anything in." | "I don't think the staff even know because they were evacuated as well, they're not even letting the cars or buses or anything in." |
| Victoria Ruellan and Jonathan Rodriguez were due to head home after spending a week in Jersey with their two young children | |
| Victoria Ruellan and Jonathan Rodriguez were due to head home after spending a week in Jersey with their two young children. | |
| "We've been on holiday here for a week and our flight was due to leave at 8:20 GMT," Victoria said. | |
| "We got to the airport an hour and a half before but we couldn't enter as it was blocked off. | |
| "The police didn't have much to say, just to look on their social media and the airport website which again doesn't really tell us anything. | |
| "We've got a connecting flight because we live in Tenerife so we need to be in Gatwick for 11:40 at the latest, we don't think we're going to make it. | |
| Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to channel.islands@bbc.co.uk. | Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to channel.islands@bbc.co.uk. |