Amsterdam's Schiphol airport evacuated after 'British man shouts bomb threat'

Arrest: the man was detained at Schiphol airport
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Hannah Al-Othman1 January 2016

Passengers were evacuated from a Dutch airport terminal after a British man reportedly shouted bomb threats at a check-in queue.

The line of people at Terminal 3 of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport was evacuated for around 30 minutes as the 29-year-old man was detained by police.

The man reportedly shouted out that he was carrying a bomb, and pictures on social media show a man lying face-down on the floor as officers point rifles at him.

Muhammad Syafiee tweeted shortly after the incident at 8am, saying: "Schiphol Airport on lockdown after some scare or alleged gunshots were heard. We actually ran for our lives."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">&#13; <p dir="ltr" lang="nl">Het meest gekke aan deze foto is nog dat alle andere mensen niet op of om kijken. Op de baliemedewerker na <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/schiphol?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3146621-https://twitter.com/hashtag/schiphol?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#schiphol</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/qU1cTxswVG" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3146621-https://t.co/qU1cTxswVG" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/qU1cTxswVG</a>&#13; — Remy van Mannekes (@remyvanmannekes) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/remyvanmannekes/status/682854775357095941" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3146621-https://twitter.com/remyvanmannekes/status/682854775357095941" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 1, 2016</a>

A spokeswoman at the airport said: "The 29-year-old British man was arrested at around 8am.

"It was only the one check-in line that had to be evacuated for maximum half an hour - if that. Security control remained open as it is located further away.

"He was taken away by the police."

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