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| Terminal closes over powder find | Terminal closes over powder find |
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| Part of a terminal at Manchester Airport closed and a chemical alert was declared after security staff found white powder in a piece of luggage. | Part of a terminal at Manchester Airport closed and a chemical alert was declared after security staff found white powder in a piece of luggage. |
| The departure area of Terminal 3 was closed after a man tried to carry the unidentified powder on to an aircraft. | The departure area of Terminal 3 was closed after a man tried to carry the unidentified powder on to an aircraft. |
| The man was planning to fly from Manchester to London. | The man was planning to fly from Manchester to London. |
| The man has not been arrested, but is helping with inquiries, said police. A police source said the incident was not believed to be terror-related. | |
| Tests are being conducted on the powder. | Tests are being conducted on the powder. |
| A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Shortly before 1255 GMT police at Manchester Airport were called by security staff from the check-in desk at Terminal 3, who had discovered a non-identified white powder in a bag which a man was attempting to carry on to a plane. | A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Shortly before 1255 GMT police at Manchester Airport were called by security staff from the check-in desk at Terminal 3, who had discovered a non-identified white powder in a bag which a man was attempting to carry on to a plane. |
| "Officers attended along with the fire service and they declared it a chemical incident. Tests are currently on-going to establish what the powder is. | "Officers attended along with the fire service and they declared it a chemical incident. Tests are currently on-going to establish what the powder is. |
| "The check-in desk at Terminal 3 has been cordoned off and a man in his 20s is helping police with their inquiries at the airport." | "The check-in desk at Terminal 3 has been cordoned off and a man in his 20s is helping police with their inquiries at the airport." |
| Flights departing from Terminal 3 were facing delays but arrivals and those leaving other terminals were not affected, the airport said. | Flights departing from Terminal 3 were facing delays but arrivals and those leaving other terminals were not affected, the airport said. |