'Threat' causes partial closure of Zurich airport

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AFP Geneva
Last Updated : Dec 16 2014 | 6:40 AM IST
Zurich airport was partially closed after a "threat" was received, police said, without giving further details.
"The airport is facing a threat," Carmen Surber, spokeswoman for the local Zurich police, told AFP, declining to specify the nature of the threat.
Check-in areas 1 and 2 and arrivals hall 2 were closed late yesterday but there were no flight cancellations, she added.
Passengers were being redirected to other check-in desks and suffered only minor delays.
There was a heavy police presence at the airport.
Several local media outlets said the authorities had received an anonymous tip about a bomb.
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First Published: Dec 16 2014 | 6:40 AM IST

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