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Australia
Parts of Melbourne Airport evacuated after security alert directed at airline
Tigerair was the focus of the safety concerns.
MELBOURNE AIRPORT IS reporting a security alert directed at one of its airlines.
Parts of the airport have been affected by the alert. The airport said that the alert was directed at Tigerair:
Parts of the airport were evacuated, the Herald Sun reported.
Tigerair, meanwhile, said that it is working with emergency services to resolve the situation ASAP. It apologised to affected passengers.
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A safety check is being carried out at the airport, said police:
A passenger on board a Tigerair plane tweeted that there had been announcement of a possible bomb threat at the airport:
This specific threat has not been confirmed by Melbourne airport.
The man later tweeted that he was able to disembark his plane.
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