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| Frankfurt Airport evacuated in 'ongoing' police operation | |
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| Parts of Frankfurt Airport have been evacuated and are closed to the public, as police conduct an "ongoing" operation. Rumors of a bomb or gun threat have circulated online, though those reports were not confirmed. | |
| Frankfurt Airport’s Terminal 1, as well as its attached regional train station, was closed on Saturday evening, as the airport’s police service launched an otherwise undescribed “operation.” | Frankfurt Airport’s Terminal 1, as well as its attached regional train station, was closed on Saturday evening, as the airport’s police service launched an otherwise undescribed “operation.” |
| State and federal police are involved in the operation, and the airport police wrote on Twitter that one piece of abandoned luggage had been investigated and found to be safe. | State and federal police are involved in the operation, and the airport police wrote on Twitter that one piece of abandoned luggage had been investigated and found to be safe. |
| Little else is known about the operation, and as crowds left the airport, rumors of a bomb or gun threat did the rounds on social media. | Little else is known about the operation, and as crowds left the airport, rumors of a bomb or gun threat did the rounds on social media. |
| One video which quickly circulated online appears to show a police officer pointing a gun at somebody lying on the ground inside the terminal. Airport authorities, however, have cautioned against speculation and urged the public not to share videos of the "ongoing" operation. | |
| Police have warned passengers to follow the instructions of airport security, while airport authorities have warned travelers of potential delays. | Police have warned passengers to follow the instructions of airport security, while airport authorities have warned travelers of potential delays. |
| Frankfurt Airport is the fourth-busiest in Europe by passenger numbers, and the busiest by cargo traffic. A bombing at the airport in 1985 killed three people and injured more than 70, with investigators pinning the blame on Palestinian terrorists. | |
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