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Briton seized at Dutch airport over 'bomb threat'

Xinhua, January 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

A British man has been arrested at a Dutch airport after reportedly shouting bomb threats at a check-in queue, BBC reports Friday.

The British man, 29, was gripped at Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam at about 09:00 GMT, the airport confirmed.

An airport spokeswoman said people in one check-in line were evacuated from Terminal 3 during the incident for a maximum of half an hour, and people in other queues were not affected. Endit