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06/12/2001
Bomb alert causes disruption at International Airport
Major disruption has been caused at Belfast International Airport following a hoax bomb alert.
Callers to both a newsroom and the airport at 5pm on Wednesday evening said that several bombs had been left in the car park in front of the terminal building. However, no bombs were found after an extensive search by Army bomb experts.
The disruption meant hundreds of passengers, who had arrived at the terminal on flights, were kept inside the building in the arrivals lounge during the three-hour alert.
Passengers arriving at the terminal were also diverted to another entrance so they could catch their departing flights.
There was also considerable traffic disruption in the Templepatrick area after the airport was cordoned off. Some passengers abandoned their cars to try to get to the airport to catch flights on foot.
The police had said they were treating the bomb warnings extremely seriously. (MB)
Callers to both a newsroom and the airport at 5pm on Wednesday evening said that several bombs had been left in the car park in front of the terminal building. However, no bombs were found after an extensive search by Army bomb experts.
The disruption meant hundreds of passengers, who had arrived at the terminal on flights, were kept inside the building in the arrivals lounge during the three-hour alert.
Passengers arriving at the terminal were also diverted to another entrance so they could catch their departing flights.
There was also considerable traffic disruption in the Templepatrick area after the airport was cordoned off. Some passengers abandoned their cars to try to get to the airport to catch flights on foot.
The police had said they were treating the bomb warnings extremely seriously. (MB)
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