After evacuate passengers and search their luggage and aircraft with the help of trained dogsthe authorities said on their Twitter account that they “rule out the presence of an explosive device.”
Around 14:41 (21:41 CET) Police have been alerted to a possible explosion aboard Dutch airline KLM flight KL755 from Amsterdam.This is stated in the statement of the international airport of Quito Mariscal Sucre, published in the same social network.
The terminal did not stop working while “specialized units” of the police searched the plane.
The police statement said the security procedure developed by the Intervention and Rescue Team (GIR) in response to the bomb threat warning on flight KL755 ended at 17:30 local time (00:30 CET on Monday).
#Ecuador#International#remote #terrorism
Flight from #Amsterdam from the airline #KLM MAYBE A BOMB. The plane landed at the Mariscal Sucre airport in #remote
The National Police of Ecuador and its tactical groups are moving to the area of events. pic.twitter.com/j2yJOSEERb— LANOTICIA2.4 (@elnazysdelamari) June 25, 2023
321 passengers and crew
“After careful consideration The National Police said it was a false alarm and the plane was released.”, he noted, before pointing out that “passengers and their families received assistance from airport support services and without incident.”
Interior Minister Juan Zapata also tweeted that In connection with the alarm, 309 passengers and 12 crew members were evacuated.
At the same time, KLM confirmed that the incident occurred on a plane that plans to return to Amsterdam and that it will be delayed due to the incident.
Ecuador is facing a spate of explosive attacks and violent crime that Guillermo Lasso’s government has attributed to gangs linked to drug trafficking.
Source: La Opinion
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