Police evacuate Copenhagen airport terminal after ‘incident’

Security staff check passenger ID’s at Kastrup airport’s train station outside Copenhagen on January 4, 2016. AFP FILE PHOTO

Danish police evacuated and blocked off a terminal at Copenhagen airport early Tuesday as they investigated a suspicious piece of luggage, police and airport officials said.

“Terminal 2 is closed until further notice – police are investigating odd size luggage,” the airport wrote on Twitter.

Airport spokesman Morten Bro told AFP “there has been an incident”, without elaborating.

Copenhagen police meanwhile tweeted: “Police working at Copenhagen Airport and terminal 2 is blocked off, which can lead to traffic problems. Time horizon unknown.”

Terminal 2 is one of two main terminals at the airport, serving both international and domestic flights.

“We expect delays and cancellations as a result,” Bro said.

“We are asking all passengers to follow instructions from the police and security.”