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| Bomb alert shuts German airport | Bomb alert shuts German airport |
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| Part of southern Germany's Munich airport has been closed down after a traveller fled when his laptop set off an explosives alarm. | |
| Terminal 2 was sealed off as a search was mounted for the man who fled into a secured area, police said. | Terminal 2 was sealed off as a search was mounted for the man who fled into a secured area, police said. |
| Initial reports said explosive traces had actually been found but later accounts could not confirm this. | Initial reports said explosive traces had actually been found but later accounts could not confirm this. |
| About 12 flights to destinations in Germany and abroad have been delayed, an airport spokesman said. | About 12 flights to destinations in Germany and abroad have been delayed, an airport spokesman said. |
| Munich airport, situated about 30km (20m) north-east of the city, is the second busiest airport in Germany. | Munich airport, situated about 30km (20m) north-east of the city, is the second busiest airport in Germany. |
| The incident occurred at about 1530 (1430 GMT), police told German media. | The incident occurred at about 1530 (1430 GMT), police told German media. |
| An airport security instrument alerted officials to possible explosives as the man's laptop was being checked and the man hastily left the scene as officials continued to check the computer. | An airport security instrument alerted officials to possible explosives as the man's laptop was being checked and the man hastily left the scene as officials continued to check the computer. |
| "It is not 100% clear that there were in fact explosives," federal police spokesman Berti Habelt told German TV channel n-tv. | "It is not 100% clear that there were in fact explosives," federal police spokesman Berti Habelt told German TV channel n-tv. |
| A police spokesman quoted by AFP news agency cautioned that the scanner could have been set off by chemicals such as perfumes, and that the man might simply have been in a hurry to catch his plane. | A police spokesman quoted by AFP news agency cautioned that the scanner could have been set off by chemicals such as perfumes, and that the man might simply have been in a hurry to catch his plane. |
| Airports around the world have been on heightened alert since an alleged attempt to blow up a US airliner flying from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day. | Airports around the world have been on heightened alert since an alleged attempt to blow up a US airliner flying from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day. |
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