Berlin airport terminal evacuated following security alert
German federal police evacuated a terminal at Berlin airport on Thursday evening. Passengers waited without information for several hours.
Terminal evacuated in Berlin: federal police intervene at airport
German federal police carried out the evacuation of a terminal at Berlin airport on Thursday evening, according to Google News BE FR. The intervention caused confusion among travellers present at the scene.
Stranded passengers reported their distress at the lack of communication from authorities. "We have been waiting for two hours, we have no information," declared one of them, quoted by La Libre.be.
The main terminal of the airport was affected by the evacuation measure, triggered following a security alert. The exact circumstances at the origin of this alert were not specified immediately by the competent authorities.
Several Belgian media outlets, including DHnet, Le Soir, La Libre.be, L'Avenir and Sudinfo, relayed the event in real time, highlighting the disorganisation felt by travellers caught off guard. Video images of the situation also circulated.
Source: Google News BE FR