
Basel International Airport in Switzerland was evacuated today for security reasons.
As Blick reports, Basel-Mulhouse Euroairport had to be evacuated on Thursday afternoon. The exact reason for the evacuation was initially unclear. But the Swiss prefecture later confirmed to Blick that "the terminal had to be evacuated for security reasons following a bomb threat". A traveler who was present there also spoke about Blick.
"We are on the plane. The information we have is that we will probably have to stay on the plane for at least an hour. No one has accurate information," he said.
While the French authorities are on alert after new bomb threats at five airports in the country. The bomb alert was sounded at the airports of Bordeaux, Nantes, Lille, Montpellier and Beauvais.
After the necessary checks have been carried out, Nantes and Lille airports have reopened. According to Bfmtv, at Lille airport the evacuation began around 10:30 local time.
In fact, Emmanuel Macron's plane was also at the airport at the time, as the French president attended the funeral of the teacher who was killed on Friday in Arras, according to French media.
Several flights have been diverted and significant delays are again expected throughout the day. It is the second day of unrest in France, after at least 10 airports were evacuated on Wednesday following bomb threats.
While in Brussels , two schools in Flanders in Belgium, a supermarket, a block of flats and a school in Wallonia were evacuated after a bomb threat.
In Flanders, students were taken to a sports center, Belgian media reported, with police noting that experts were on the ground, as well as a dog trained to detect explosives.