Police say six airports in France were evacuated after “threats of attack” were received in the mail.
The evacuated airports are in Lille, Lyon (Bronze), Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Beauvais, a police source told AFP. No Paris airport is affected.
However, according to Nice Airport’s statement, “there was only a warning about the suspicious package, which was a frequent occurrence and required the creation of a security area. But everything is back to normal.”
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For its part, a spokesman for the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) confirmed on Wednesday morning “bomb threats” and “evacuations of terminals” on four platforms – Lille, Lyon, Toulouse and Beauvais (north of Paris) – without being able to immediately provide further details admit.
According to the DGAC’s online dashboard, there were significant delays shortly after midday at three airports: Toulouse-Blagnac (southwest), Lille-Lesquin (north) and Beauvais-Tillé.
At Bron Airport – a business airport – “concerns have been addressed and traffic has resumed,” airport management clarified.
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In Lille, “the terminal was evacuated around 10:30 a.m.,” said a spokesman. “It’s not a busy day,” she added.
Flights from Marrakech, Geneva and Constantine that were scheduled to land between 11:05 and 11:40 a.m. were diverted, Lille airport’s website said.
Lille airport is evacuated after a bomb threat.
State security services are on site.
— Lille Airport✈ (@Aeroport_Lille) October 18, 2023
“State security services are on site,” the airport stated on X (formerly Twitter).
Bomb threats have been increasing in France since the murder of a professor in the north of the country on Friday by a young radicalized Islamist. The Louvre Museum and the Palace of Versailles were therefore evacuated on Saturday and Tuesday, respectively.