Man held at Amsterdam airport after bomb threat, departure hall reopens

FILE PHOTO: A view of Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo - Copyright Piroschka Van De Wouw(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 31/12/2018 - 20:32•Updated 18/04/2024 - 14:17

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A departure hall at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was briefly cleared on Monday after a man claimed to have a bomb, national police said in a statement.

Police said the man had been arrested and departure hall 3 had been cleared as a "precautionary measure".