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| Luton Airport evacuated as 'suspect package' found | Luton Airport evacuated as 'suspect package' found |
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| Passengers have been evacuated from London Luton Airport after a "suspect package" was found. | Passengers have been evacuated from London Luton Airport after a "suspect package" was found. |
| A spokeswoman for the airport said passengers were sent out of the terminal after the package was "found in security" at about 14:00 BST. | |
| Bedfordshire Police said the terminal had been evacuated while the package was being examined. | Bedfordshire Police said the terminal had been evacuated while the package was being examined. |
| One user of Twitter, James Blake, said there was initially "chaos" at the airport. | |
| Paul Green said it was a "bit chaotic". | |
| "One automated alarm telling us to stay where we are," he posted. "Another telling us to leave." | |
| But soon after, Jim Hearson said that everyone was calm and the staff were "coping well". | |
| The airport said all incoming flights had been suspended and advised passengers to contact their airlines for the status of their flights. | |
| The approach road to the airport has also been closed, it said. | |
| The airport is about 30 miles (40km) from central London. |