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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. | A BBC reporter has been told that a male passenger was stopped by security staff and his baggage is being examined. |
| A source said the investigation was at an early stage but this did "not look like another Glasgow Airport", referring to a terrorist attack in 2007. | |
| It is understood the authorities are working on the theory that the passenger being questioned about a suspicious package may have an innocent explanation. | |
| Some passengers have been allowed to leave aircraft, although at 16:30 emergency alarms were still ringing in the terminal building. | |
| Other passengers have been bussed to the Royal Highland Showground at Ingliston. About 300 people are being given food and hot drinks in the Lowland Hall, which is usually used for conferences. | |
| 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." |
| At Glasgow Airport, seven flights have been diverted from Edinburgh. | |
| 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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