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| Amsterdam Schiphol Airport evacuated due to security threat, 1 person arrested | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport evacuated due to security threat, 1 person arrested |
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| Heavily armed police have been deployed to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in response to a security situation. At least one suspect has been detained. A police robot is investigating a suspicious package near the facility. | Heavily armed police have been deployed to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in response to a security situation. At least one suspect has been detained. A police robot is investigating a suspicious package near the facility. |
| Witnesses reported that a special police robot was deployed at the airport in search of potential explosives while masked police officers cordoned off the area and evacuated part of the complex. | Witnesses reported that a special police robot was deployed at the airport in search of potential explosives while masked police officers cordoned off the area and evacuated part of the complex. |
| A witness who shared a photo with the AT5 news outlet said that he saw military policemen chasing the suspect before tackling him to the ground. | A witness who shared a photo with the AT5 news outlet said that he saw military policemen chasing the suspect before tackling him to the ground. |
| Military police have confirmed one arrest and an ongoing search operation at a bus stop outside the airport's main terminal is taking place, AP reports. A police helicopter has been circling around Schiphol according to Dutch journalists at the scene. | Military police have confirmed one arrest and an ongoing search operation at a bus stop outside the airport's main terminal is taking place, AP reports. A police helicopter has been circling around Schiphol according to Dutch journalists at the scene. |
| The baggage of the arrested man has also been examined in the presence of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, a special unit of the Dutch Armed Forces tasked with diffusing bombs, the Royal Military Police confirmed to AT5 news. | |
| Meanwhile unconfirmed reports suggested a second suspect has been detained by authorities, according to witnesses who shared photos of the alleged arrest on Twitter. | |
| The identity of the suspect and the reason for his arrest was not immediately clear, but police spokesman Alfred Ellwanger emphasized that the "suspicious situation" has not affect air traffic. | The identity of the suspect and the reason for his arrest was not immediately clear, but police spokesman Alfred Ellwanger emphasized that the "suspicious situation" has not affect air traffic. |
| The airport also confirmed that flights have not been interrupted. | The airport also confirmed that flights have not been interrupted. |