'Suspicious Item' Forces Evacuation at Danish Airport

Stockholm (dpa) - Danish police on Tuesday evacuated part of Aarhus Airport in western Denmark after a "suspicious item" was found.

"After finding a suspicious item, we have for security reasons chosen to shut down most of Aarhus Airport and evacuated people while we investigate further," police said on Twitter.

Police said 140 people were evacuated to a nearby building, while a plane with 70 passengers on board was halted on the runway.

Police added that flights to and from the airport would be halted for the time being.

Bomb disposal experts have also been summoned.

A police spokesman told Danish broadcaster TV2 that police could not estimate how long the closure would be in place.

The airport had no comment.

About 40,000 passengers used the airport in August.

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