TERROR ALERT: Huge police operation underway after BOMB THREAT at Amsterdam airport

A HUGE operation is underway in Amsterdam after a bomb threat forced an airport to be evacuated and closed.

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport and the Sheraton Hotel next door were emptied because of a "suspicious situation".

One man was arrested at the airport and a second was arrested at a major train station in the city.

Hundreds of people and armed police officers could be seen crowded outside the airport shortly after 9.30pm local time.

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A bomb disposal robot was pictured at the airport at around 11pm after a "suspicious package" was found.

The terrifying scenes followed a flight to Glasgow reporting a mid-air emergency.

Local media sources reported that a police helicopter was circling the airport and that masked officers had cordoned off an area around it.

One Twitter user worryingly referred to the situation as a "terrorism" threat.

She wrote: "S*** just got real. There is a high terrorism threat at Schiphol Amsterdam airport. That's exactly where I am right now."

Police spokesman Alfred Ellwanger said an area around the airport where buses stop was being searched.

Mr Ellwanger also confirmed that a man was arrested earlier in the night.

The airport's Twitter account said: "Police is investigating the matter. For now, air traffic has not been affected."

Ministry of Justice and Security spokesman Lodewijk Hekking said the second arrest took place at Leiden Central Station about a 20-minute train ride from the airport.

One witness called Tony Fonderson said: "Everyone is remaining calm. Shops were evacuated."

Another called Victor Pascual said: "We have not been give any further information apart from to remain calm."

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