Bomb Threat Causes Schiphol Evacuation

On Monday morning, Departure Hall 3 of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) was evacuated after a man announced that he was carrying a bomb, causing local police to detain him as passengers fled.

A local television news station appeared to show a man lying on the ground surrounded by police, and eyewitnesses claim that people were running from the scene as soon as the threat presented itself.

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According to police, airport operations have resumed and no injuries have been reported as a result of the incident.

To read more on this story, go to Al Jazeera.

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