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| Security alert at Ibiza airport | Security alert at Ibiza airport |
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| Spanish police evacuated Ibiza's airport after a Basque newspaper received an anonymous bomb threat. | Spanish police evacuated Ibiza's airport after a Basque newspaper received an anonymous bomb threat. |
| Police destroyed a suspicious bag, which was found to be harmless. | Police destroyed a suspicious bag, which was found to be harmless. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Thousands of passengers were moved to safety and flights were grounded for several hours, in what has now been called a false alarm. | Thousands of passengers were moved to safety and flights were grounded for several hours, in what has now been called a false alarm. |
| The Mediterranean island attracts thousands of mainly European holidaymakers annually. | The Mediterranean island attracts thousands of mainly European holidaymakers annually. |
| Police discovered two suspicious packages at the airport - a shoe box and a rucksack. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Around 13,000 people have been affected by the disruption, a spokesman for the AENA airport authority, which controls Spain's airports, said. | Around 13,000 people have been affected by the disruption, a spokesman for the AENA airport authority, which controls Spain's airports, said. |
| Some 300 arrivals and departures had been scheduled for Saturday, but during the alert incoming flights were diverted to other Spanish airports or were kept circling. | |
| Spain has been on alert since Eta declared an end to a unilateral ceasefire on 5 June. | 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. |