Seven airports in France evacuated due to bomb threats and suspicious objects

MADRID, 18 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

At least seven airports in France were evacuated this Wednesday after receiving bomb threats and detecting suspicious objects, which could imply a delay in air traffic in the country, which is suffering a spike in this type of alerts after a teacher died last night. last week after being stabbed.

The airports of Lille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes and Beauvais, as well as Biarritz, have been evacuated as a preventive measure after several threats sent via email were recorded, according to information from the French television channel TF1info. .

The airport terminal in the city of Lille was evacuated around 10:30 (local time), as specified by a spokesperson for the airport itself, who nevertheless stressed that "it is not a day with a lot of traffic." "The security services are in the area," he specified.

In Beauvais, two airport terminals have had to be evacuated due to a bomb threat, so air traffic has been completely suspended for the moment. In Lyon, Nice and Nantes, on the other hand, "suspicious packages" have been registered, so the security forces are carrying out "checks".

Biarritz airport, on the other hand, has decided to evacuate the terminal in a "preventive" manner despite the fact that no threats have been reported. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has indicated that at least three of these airports have experienced serious delays, as reported by the France Bleu station.

Shortly afterwards, the authorities confirmed that air traffic has resumed in Nice, Lyon and Lille despite the unforeseen events. On Saturday, the Louvre Museum also had to be evacuated, as well as the Palace of Versailles, in both cases due to similar threats.