Manchester airport has been evacuated after a suspect bag was found. The airport's terminal three has been shut down and is being searched, according to people there.
"Due to a potential issue with a bag in Terminal Three, a precautionary evacuation is taking place while further investigations take place," the airport's official Twitter account. It confirmed that the evacuation was only happening in one of the airport's three terminals.Due to a potential issue with a bag in Terminal Three, a precautionary evacuation is taking place while further investigations take place.
— Manchester Airport (@manairport) July 5, 2017
Bomb disposal squad just arrived at the airport ? #manchesterairport pic.twitter.com/hiWx5XMrD8— Kipling ? (@KiplingSenpai) July 5, 2017
Police have confirmed that a bomb squad is attending the airport, after a call about the bag came in the morning.
Manchester's airport is the third biggest in the country and more than 22 million passengers go through it each year. People who were sent out as they waited for their flight complained on social media that their trips might be delayed and that they were left waiting while the package was seen to.
BREAKING: Manchester Airport T3 evacuated due to suspicious baggage. | Pics @HATTO7 @DJLindley pic.twitter.com/8g87dLmv0w
— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) July 5, 2017
The evacuation came a day after a terminal at Heathrow was evacuated and shut because of what turned out to be a false fire alarm. It was also a day after Manchester's terminal one had to be temporarily shut because of water leaking through the roof.