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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...
Brussels attacks: Zaventem airport set to reopen
Brussels airport plans to partially reopen on Sunday with new security controls, 12 days after it was attacked by suicide bombers. Airport authorities said three Brussels Airlines' flights would depart for European destinations. Zaventem has not handled passenger flights since the attack on its departure hall claimed by the...
Brussels attacks: Airport ‘ready to partially reopen’
The Brussels airport hit by deadly bomb attacks says it is ready to partially reopen but flights will not restart until Friday evening at the earliest. Zaventem airport has been closed since 22 March when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the departure hall. In a statement, the airport's operators said the...
American airlines pilot arrested after failing breathalyzer test at detroit airport
An American Airlines co-pilot was arrested after he failed a breathalyzer test at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport this morning, an airport police spokesman told ABC News. The flight, bound for Philadelphia, was cancelled. The co-pilot, whose identity was not released, was suspected of having a blood alcohol content over the...
Paris bombmaker one of two suicide bombers at Brussels airport
The man suspected of building bombs used in the Paris attacks last year was one of two suicide bombers who died in the Brussels Airport attack, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday. The Associated Press, citing unnamed European authorities, reported officials identified the bomber as Najim Laachraoui based on DNA samples...
Brussels explosions: Many dead in airport and metro terror attacks
Many people have been killed or seriously injured in terrorist attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station, Belgium's PM says. Two explosions hit Zaventem airport at about 07:00 GMT, and another struck Maelbeek metro station an hour later. The government has not confirmed casualty numbers. Brussels...
Brussels Zaventem airport rocked by two explosions
Two explosions have been reported in the departures area of Zaventem airport in Brussels. The Belgian fire service told local media there were at least several dead and wounded. The cause of the explosions is unknown. The airport is being evacuated and has been closed to flights. The blasts come four days after the capture in...