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Partial Closure Lifted at BER Terminal 1 After Reported Threat

Flights continued during police bomb checks.

Overview

  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport activated a targeted closure at Terminal 1 on Wednesday after a man abandoned luggage and issued threats.
  • Federal police detained the suspect and called in bomb-disposal specialists to examine six pieces of luggage.
  • Bomb technicians reported no finding in the first of the six bags under inspection.
  • Flights and security screening ran as normal during closures of the middle upper level, the forecourt, and some escalators and moving walkways.
  • Police lifted the partial closure on Wednesday evening, with the exact wording of the threat still not public.