Netherlands Airport Partially Evacuated For Security Alert
KABUL: (MEP) Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has been evacuated on Tuesday night as dozens of heavily armed military police flooded into the airport following reports of a suspicious package.
The report came as one person arrested amid an unspecified security alert.
“Police have evacuated part of the airport plaza and the adjacent Sheraton Hotel and arrested one person amid a suspicious situation,” spokeswoman Danielle Timmer told AFP, adding she had no further information.
The incident came as the Netherlands has been on high alert following the 22 March attack on Brussels airport and metro system in which 32 people were killed.
Police said that it also conducted a search operation at a bus stop outside the airport’s main terminal.
Witnesses saw heavily armed Dutch special military police, wearing balaclavas, patrolling the airport while passengers watched from behind security tape.
Part of the airport was cordoned off for about four hours while a helicopter hovered overhead. The alert was lifted at around 1:30am (2330 GMT).
