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| 'Suspect package' closes Manchester Airport terminal | 'Suspect package' closes Manchester Airport terminal |
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| An airport terminal has been closed and evacuated after a "suspect package" was found, airport officials confirmed. | An airport terminal has been closed and evacuated after a "suspect package" was found, airport officials confirmed. |
| A 100-metre security cordon is in place around Manchester Airport's Terminal 1. It was shut shortly after police were informed at about 08:15 BST. | A 100-metre security cordon is in place around Manchester Airport's Terminal 1. It was shut shortly after police were informed at about 08:15 BST. |
| An airport spokesman said incoming and outgoing flights are currently continuing as normal. | An airport spokesman said incoming and outgoing flights are currently continuing as normal. |
| They advised people to make contact with their airline if they were concerned about their flight. | They advised people to make contact with their airline if they were concerned about their flight. |
| Passengers evacuated | |
| Greater Manchester Police said inquiries were "ongoing". | Greater Manchester Police said inquiries were "ongoing". |
| A spokesman said: "As a precaution, the explosive ordinance disposal team have been called and passengers evacuated from the terminal itself." | A spokesman said: "As a precaution, the explosive ordinance disposal team have been called and passengers evacuated from the terminal itself." |
| Alexina Evans, from Walsall, is due to fly to Madeira from Manchester Airport. | |
| She said: "I got to the airport, they started my check-in, my bag was on the belt and suddenly they said 'I'm sorry, you're going to have your bag back as we are being evacuated'. | |
| "We were told to stand outside for a while - we were then advised to go to Terminal 3, which is where we have been stood now for two hours". |