Security officials have evacuated the Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3 as a precautionary measure following the discovery of a suspicious package.
Police asked everyone on Wednesday morning to leave the building due to a “potential issue with a bag.”
Some of the travelers said the airport staff were also taking passengers off planes and on buses at the terminal.
“Due to a potential issue with a bag in Terminal Three, a precautionary evacuation is taking place while further investigations take place,” an airport spokesman said.
Greater Manchester Police also confirmed that they were at the scene and a special bomb unit was on its way to inspect the situation.
“Police were called at 8.50am on Wednesday 5 July 2017 to reports of a suspicious package at Manchester Airport.
“Officers are responding and a precautionary evacuation of terminal three is…