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| Edinburgh Airport evacuated due to bag security alert | Edinburgh Airport evacuated due to bag security alert |
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| Edinburgh Airport has been evacuated due to a security alert. | Edinburgh Airport has been evacuated due to a security alert. |
| Police Scotland said the terminal and access road had been closed following the discovery of "a potentially suspicious bag" in the central search area of the airport. | Police Scotland said the terminal and access road had been closed following the discovery of "a potentially suspicious bag" in the central search area of the airport. |
| Passengers and staff were asked to leave the terminal building while an investigation takes place. | Passengers and staff were asked to leave the terminal building while an investigation takes place. |
| Bomb disposal experts are at the scene and a cordon has been put in place. | Bomb disposal experts are at the scene and a cordon has been put in place. |
| Edinburgh Airport said an investigation was under way. The airport has been closed to all flights. | Edinburgh Airport said an investigation was under way. The airport has been closed to all flights. |
| A BBC reporter has been told that a male passenger was stopped by security staff and his baggage is being examined. | |
| Security cordon | Security cordon |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police at Edinburgh Airport have implemented a closure of the building and the access roads following the discovery of a potentially suspicious bag within the central search area at around 1.50pm today. | A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police at Edinburgh Airport have implemented a closure of the building and the access roads following the discovery of a potentially suspicious bag within the central search area at around 1.50pm today. |
| "The Explosive Ordnance Disposal are currently in attendance to inspect the item and officers are maintaining a cordon to ensure the safety of the public." | "The Explosive Ordnance Disposal are currently in attendance to inspect the item and officers are maintaining a cordon to ensure the safety of the public." |
| Carlos Martinez, who is stuck on a plane that has arrived from Alicante, told the BBC: "We landed about an hour ago. At first we weren't even allowed to approach the terminal, but now the plane is parked in some way, but no-one is allowed to get off. | Carlos Martinez, who is stuck on a plane that has arrived from Alicante, told the BBC: "We landed about an hour ago. At first we weren't even allowed to approach the terminal, but now the plane is parked in some way, but no-one is allowed to get off. |
| "We have been told the airport is closed and no-one is allowed in or out. We haven't been told why. The crew has told us they know nothing officially." | "We have been told the airport is closed and no-one is allowed in or out. We haven't been told why. The crew has told us they know nothing officially." |
| A spokesman for Glasgow Airport said it expected two flights to be diverted from Edinburgh - from Berlin and Munich. | |
| Lothian Buses said services 35 and 100, which normally run to the airport, will terminate at the Hilton Hotel roundabout "until further notice". | Lothian Buses said services 35 and 100, which normally run to the airport, will terminate at the Hilton Hotel roundabout "until further notice". |
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