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Hazardous-Material Alert at Berlin Airport Forces Terminal 1 Evacuation

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Berlin-Brandenburg Airport evacuated Terminal 1 after a woman reported that she was carrying a potentially toxic substance.
  • Police detained the woman, and firefighters in protective gear responded while some passenger processing shifted to Terminal 2.
  • Departing aircraft that were ready to leave and arriving aircraft could continue operating, but possible delays and cancellations remained unclear.

Terminal 1 at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was evacuated after a woman told a Federal Police service point that she had a toxic substance on her.

Police ordered the evacuation because they could not rule out a danger from the unidentified material. The woman was detained, according to reports cited by Tagesspiegel.

Fire crews from the Dahme-Spreewald district and the airport fire service responded in protective clothing with specialized equipment. Airport officials said flights that were ready to depart could leave normally, and aircraft approaching the airport could still land.

Passenger processing would be shifted to Terminal 2 as far as possible. The airport said it could not yet predict the scale of any delays or cancellations.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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