Paris airport evacuated after ’bomb threat’ as holidaymakers flee terminals

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A Transavia plane was grounded at Paris-Orly on Wednesday following a false bomb report ( Image: AFP via Getty Images)
A Transavia plane was grounded at Paris-Orly on Wednesday following a false bomb report ( Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Paris-Orly airport is being evacuated, reports say

Part of an airport in Paris, France is being evacuated following a tip from an anoymous caller that said a bomb was present in the toilets.

Terminals two and three of Paris-Orly airport in France are affected, according to French media reports. "The premises are being evacuated," a source told Le Parisien after a phone call was made to police at around 6pm this evening. 

A police source also said: "A claimant called saying that he had put a bomb in the airport toilets."

The incident comes after a bomb alert grounded a plane bound from Paris-Orly to Montpellier during the week. The alert, which grounded a Transavia plane for a number of hours, turned out to be a false claim.

Paris-Orly is one of the two major airports that serve the French capital. The other being Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. 

Social media footage appeared to show people being evacuated from the airport. This, including the footage in the embed below, has not yet been verified.

In July, the Basel Mulhouse airport, also known as EuroAirport as evacuated for "safety reasons" following concers of a bomb alert. "The airport has reopened and flight operations are gradually restarting," airport officials said in a statement. "Passengers are requested to contact their airline for information about their flight."

There were a series of fake bomb threats at airports in France last year.

????????????ALERTE - Une partie de l’aéroport d’#Orly à #Paris, est en cours d’évacuation à la suite d’une alerte à la bombe. (Témoin a AR) pic.twitter.com/DHI2IIXaLq

— Actu React Info (@actureact_info) August 25, 2024

James Smith

France, Paris, Incidents, Paris-Orly airport

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