Bomb threat causes airport on French-Swiss border evacuation hours before Olympics open in Paris

Airport evacuation due to bomb threat

Resumption of activities after evacuation

Affected flights and restarted operations

On Friday, July 26, an airport located on the border between France and Switzerland was evacuated due to a bomb threat.

This is the French airport of Basel-Mulhouse, according to information from The Associated Press.

It should be noted that, hours earlier, acts of vandalism disrupted the French high-speed train network.

In a few hours, the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place.

The worst is over?

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According to ABC, the airport on the border between France and Switzerland was able to resume operations hours later.

Images of passengers leaving the terminal suggested the worst, but by 12:30 pm, things were back to normal.

«For security reasons, the terminal has had to be evacuated and is currently closed.»

The airport announced this on its website. It was later confirmed that there had been a bomb threat.

According to Infobae, an Air France flight to Paris was affected by the bomb threat at this airport located on the border between France and Switzerland.

Little by little, flight operations reopened:

“Passengers are asked to contact their airline for information regarding their flight. We wish you a safe and happy journey.”

The airport confirmed that everything was back to normal via its social media.

For its part, the landing of a Vueling plane, from Barcelona, ​​was the first thing that happened after the resumption of activities.

Then, the airport on the border between France and Switzerland saw a Lufthansa flight from Munich cancelled.

It is worth noting that it is unclear whether this threat is related to the rail attacks.

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