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Man with knife makes bomb threat at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - suspect 'overpowered'
Monday December 31, 2018. 08:36 PM , from BoingBoing
A man with knife made a bomb threat at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam today, and was 'overpowered' and arrested by Dutch police. Departures and Arrivals in the airport's hall 3 were evacuated, but have since reopened.
Here's what happened. Man threatens with a bomb in Departure hall 3 at Schiphol. Currently Departure hall 3 is being evacuated. More information will follow as soon as possible. https://t.co/DDQJuZa9Zn — Schiphol (@Schiphol) December 31, 2018 Amsterdam Schiphol Airport hall 3 was evacuated earlier, when the bomb threat occurred. It has since reopened. @Schiphol any updates on Departures 3 being closed off..? pic.twitter.com/uJn81I6AbV — Shola (@piousonn) December 31, 2018 Departures and Arrivals 3 were evacuated due to a bomb threat. The police (@Marechaussee) arrested the suspect. Departures and Arrivals 3 are now being opened again for operation. — Schiphol (@Schiphol) December 31, 2018 From International Flight Network news: Departure area 3 at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport was evacuated on Monday evening following a bomb threat. The airport confirmed that a “man threatens with a bomb in departure hall 3” and that the area was closed off. A short time later, it was confirmed that the man, who was reportedly armed with a knife, was arrested by the Royal Military Police. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is the third busiest airport in Europe and serves as the main hub for Dutch flag-carrier KLM. More tweets from the time of the incident, below. @Marechaussee is the official Twitter account of the Dutch police force. Man dreigt met bom in vertrekpassage 3 op Schiphol. Marechaussee heeft hal en onmiddellijke omgeving uit voorzorg ontruimd. Nadere info volgt. — Koninklijke Marechaussee (@Marechaussee) December 31, 2018 Situatie op Schiphol onder controle. Verdachte overmeesterd door de Koninklijke Marechaussee. Hal weer vrijgegeven. — Koninklijke Marechaussee (@Marechaussee) December 31, 2018 Evacuato il terminal 3 dell’aeroporto di Amsterdam #capodanno #allarme #Amsterdam @SkyTG24 pic.twitter.com/UhwMQauQ0u — Monica Napoli (@Monicanpl) December 31, 2018 [Photo: © Schiphol Airport, via IFN]
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