Operations at Belgium’s second largest airport were suspended on Tuesday due to a bomb alert on a Ryanair plane, the company running the airport said.
Shortly before 11.00am local time (9.00am GMT) ‘a bomb threat was triggered’ on board an aircraft that landed at Charleroi Airport, said a spokeswoman for its operator.
‘A security perimeter was established around the aircraft, requiring the closure of the runway and the suspension of operations,’ the spokeswoman said.
‘The relevant authorities have taken over.’
Passengers have not been evacuated yet, according to local news outlet RTL.
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