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© AT5A photo claiming to be of the moment a man was detained at the airport has been posted on social media
The departures hall at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands has been evacuated due to a bomb threat.

Initial reports suggest that a man entered Departure Hall 3 and shouted that he was in possession of a bomb.

Pictures from the scene appear to show heavily armed officers arriving at the location and detaining a man.

Witnesses say passengers were forced to run from the terminal after the threat became apparent.

Koninklijke Marechaussee, the Netherlands military police, tweeted a man with a knife was making the threats before being detained by a trooper.


Comment: CTV reports that the man was 51 years old from Canada and no explosives were found.


"Situation at Schiphol under control," a spokesman said. "Suspect overpowered by the Royal Military Police. Hall released again."

Earlier the Twitter account for Schipol Airport wrote: "Man threatens with a bomb in Departure hall 3 at Schiphol.

"Currently Departure hall 3 is being evacuated. More information will follow as soon as possible."