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Frankfurt Airport: police give the all-clear after partial closure

2021-01-16T21:17:01.412Z


A man put down a suitcase and is said to have shouted "Allahu Akbar": According to the federal police, part of the Frankfurt airport was blocked because of this incident. There is now an all-clear.


Travelers at Terminal 1 in Frankfurt (archive image)

Photo: Arne Dedert / dpa

After a partial closure of Terminal I at Frankfurt Airport, the federal police gave the all-clear.

"At around 5:15 p.m., a man parked a suitcase in front of passport control in Terminal 1, shouted" Allahu Akbar "(" God is great, "the editor's note) and ran away," a spokesman told SPIEGEL.

As a result, large parts of the terminal were cleared.

“Our forces arrested the man.

The piece of luggage turned out to be harmless, the arrested person can be assigned to the homeless community. "

The airport operator Fraport had previously confirmed a police operation that had been going on since around 5.30 p.m.

According to a Fraport spokeswoman, Terminal 1, including arrivals and departures, was blocked, as was the associated regional train station and access to the long-distance train station.

According to the spokesman for the federal police, there were unconfirmed indications that a second or third person was walking armed through the airport.

“But that has not been confirmed.

So far, we have no indications of a dangerous situation - and are now gradually reducing our measures again.

We can give the all-clear. "

Flight operations at Terminal 1 should be resumed soon, the spokesman continued.

However, it could still take a while.

"A lot of people left their suitcases when they were cleared, now we have even more abandoned suitcases in the terminal."

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Source: spiegel

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