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Geneva airport scare false alarm: authorities

Xinhua, July 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Swiss public prosecutor said Wednesday that an anonymous tip which had prompted heightened security checks at Geneva's international airport had been sent by a woman who wanted to prevent her husband from flying.

According to Swiss authorities, the woman made the call from the French town of Annecy located close to Geneva.

In a desperate attempt to prevent her husband from leaving, she had called the airport's Swiss customs last night, warning that a person carrying a bomb would be in the French sector of the airport Wednesday.

Against the backdrop of recent attacks in both Germany and France, Swiss law enforcement took the threat seriously.

The city's police force indicated that preventive checks had been carried out in the airport, with passengers having to incur longer waiting times before traveling.

The airport's spokesperson also told Xinhua that the airport remained operational while authorities verified the source of the call.

Security at the border located next to the airport between Switzerland and France was also increased.

Criminal proceedings against the woman have been started by both Swiss and French authorities. Endit