Police have evacuated several terminals at Frankfurt International Airport after a suspicious passenger bypassed air security check, the airport said. Earlier reports in German media said a bomb threat had prompted the evacuation.

According to Bild, the airport switched on loudspeakers with the message: “All visitors are asked to leave the building immediately! Levels 1 and 2 of the terminal to be evacuated.”

A suspicious passenger has been detected in the security zone.

“A passenger bypassed air security check in the aviation security-controlled area,” Frankfurt Airport tweeted.

The airport tweeted that it has closed A and A+ terminals.

“The federal police therefore cleared Piers A and A+ and passengers will undergo the security check again,” the airport operator told Reuters. The spokeswoman added that the breach would lead to flight delays.

(RT)