Six airports evacuated in France after 'threats of attack'

Six airports across France were evacuated, on Wednesday (Oct 18), after the authorities received an email of "threats of attack", news agency AFP cited a police source as saying.

This is the latest threat in a spate of such incidents reported in the country.

The evacuations at Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Beauvais airports near the French capital Paris would allow authorities to "clear up any doubts" if the threats were real, the source said.

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As per AFP reports, France's DGAC aviation authority spokesman also confirmed the evacuations made over the bomb threats at Lille, Lyon, Toulouse and Beauvais but did not give any further details immediately.

The DGAC's online dashboard displayed noteworthy delays at Lille, Lyon and Toulouse airports respectively.

Nice Airport also took to its official X account and shared a post saying that after "an abandoned baggage item... a security perimeter was set up to allow the usual checks. The situation has now returned to normal".

Following an abandoned baggage item in terminal 1, a security perimeter was set up to allow the usual checks to be carried out. The situation has now returned to normal. — Aéroport de Nice (@AeroportNice) October 18, 2023

The authorities at Lyon's Bron airport also said that the all-clear had been given.

A spokeswoman at Lille said that three flights had been diverted, while a post on the airport's X account said security forces were on the scene.

The incident caused chaos among the passengers with some apparently confused over why they were being steered out of airports.

Palace of Versailles, Louvre Museum evacuated after bomb threats

Last week, the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Palace of Versailles were evacuated after receiving bomb threats. The alert came via an anonymous message online.

The spokeswoman for the Louvre told news agency AFP it had “received a written message stating that there was a risk to the museum and its visitors.”

(With inputs from agencies)

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