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Security alert at Ibiza airport Security alert at Ibiza airport
(about 4 hours later)
Police have carried out a controlled explosion at the airport on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza, after the building was evacuated. Spanish police evacuated Ibiza's airport after a Basque newspaper received an anonymous bomb threat.
The airport was cleared after Basque newspaper Gara, often used for claims by separatist group Eta, said it had received an anonymous threat. Police destroyed a suspicious bag, which was found to be harmless.
Spain has been on alert since Eta declared an end to a unilateral ceasefire on 5 June. The building was cleared after Gara, a newspaper which has been used for claims by Basque separatist group Eta, said it had received a warning.
Ibiza attracts thousands of mainly European holidaymakers annually. Thousands of passengers were moved to safety and flights were grounded for several hours, in what has now been called a false alarm.
Gara said on its website that it had received a phone call warning of an "explosive device" at the airport. The Mediterranean island attracts thousands of mainly European holidaymakers annually.
Police discovered two suspicious packages at the airport - a shoe box and a rucksack.
A remote-controlled robot was used to search the box, which was found to be empty.
Gara said on its website that it had received a phone call warning of an "explosive device" at the airport. The caller did not say who they represented, which is usually the case with Eta, Reuters news agency reported.
The building was evacuated at about lunchtime and shortly afterwards a low-level explosion was heard.The building was evacuated at about lunchtime and shortly afterwards a low-level explosion was heard.
Some 300 arrivals and departures were scheduled for Saturday, but the airport has been closed to outgoing and incoming flights, said the AENA airport authority, which controls Spain's airports. Around 13,000 people have been affected by the disruption, a spokesman for the AENA airport authority, which controls Spain's airports, said.
Spanish authorities have been braced for a possible attack since Eta announced the end to what it had called a permanent ceasefire. Some 300 arrivals and departures had been scheduled for Saturday, but during the alert incoming flights were diverted to other Spanish airportsor were kept circling.
Spain has been on alert since Eta declared an end to a unilateral ceasefire on 5 June.
Despite the ceasefire, two people were killed in a bomb explosion at Madrid's Barajas airport in December.Despite the ceasefire, two people were killed in a bomb explosion at Madrid's Barajas airport in December.