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Swedish airport evacuated after bag ‘shows signs of containing explosives’ ‘No dangerous content’ found in bag that prompted Swedish airport evacuation
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A Swedish airport has been evacuated after a bag found at the facility showed indications it contained explosives, according to local media reports. Swedish police say that a suspicious bag which prompted the evacuation of an airport near the southern city of Gothenberg contained no dangerous content.
Gothenberg-Landvetter Airport, just outside the southern Swedish city of Gothenberg, has been evacuated as police investigate the suspicious package. Initially, the unclaimed package “showed indications” that it contained explosives, prompting the evacuation of the Gothenberg-Landvetter Airport Monday evening.
The last flight departing the airport is being held on the tarmac. “The case is completed,” duty officer with the West Region told local media.
Speaking to the TT News Agency, Anders Porlieus, the press chief for airport operator Swedavia, said: "We made an announcement for the bag but no one came for it. A scan later showed an indication of explosives.” The last flight departing the airport was held on the tarmac during the security alert.
Police have reportedly cordoned off an area spanning 200 meters (650ft) around the bag. Speaking to the TT News Agency during the incident, Anders Porlieus, the press chief for airport operator Swedavia, said: "We made an announcement for the bag but no one came for it. A scan later showed an indication of explosives.”
Göteborgs-Posten reports a heavy police presence at the airport and surrounding areas, with traffic diversions away from the area now in place. Police reportedly cordoned off an area of some 200 meters (650ft) around the suspicious bag.
A police spokesperson confirmed to GP that a bomb squad will examine the suspicious bag, but authorities have no knowledge of any specific bomb threat. Göteborgs-Posten reported a heavy police presence at the airport and surrounding areas, with traffic diverted away from the area. Police spokesperson Tommy Nyman confirmed to GP that a bomb squad would examine the suspicious bag, but added that authorities had no knowledge of any specific bomb threat.
Planes will continue to land at the airport as usual, Nyman told Expressen, with passengers told to claim their luggage from a nearby gas station. Planes continue to land at the airport as usual, Nyman told Expressen, with passengers told to claim their luggage from a nearby gas station.
Speaking to RT.com, a passenger said that she was waiting to depart the plane after landing at 22:30 local time. Speaking to RT.com during the alert, a passenger said she was still waiting to disembark the plane 40 minutes after landing at at 22:30 local time.
Melissa Lesser, who travelled from Brussels this evening, told RT that passengers were to disembark the plane for around 40 minutes, with flight crew unable to give further information about the incident as staff inside the airport was evacuated. Melissa Lesser, who travelled from Brussels this evening, told RT that the flight crew were unable to give further information about the incident at that time as staff inside the airport had been evacuated.