Access to Narita Airport website disrupted

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     The operator of Narita Airport, outside Tokyo, suspects its website has been hit by a cyber-attack. The site has suffered intermittent disruption.      Officials at the airport say access to the site has been disrupted since Friday evening.      Officials say the site temporarily experienced heavier traffic than normal.    …

Swedish airport reopened after explosives scare

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     An airport near Stockholm was evacuated Sunday after potential traces of an explosive powder were detected on a passenger’s bag.      Further testing revealed no explosive traces, according to police, and Skavsta Airport was reopened, Reuters reported.      Swedish airport officials had closed the departure lounge at Skavsta and halted outgoing…

Briton detained for Amsterdam airport bomb hoax

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THE HAGUE — A 29-year-old Briton was arrested today (Jan 1) at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport after he claimed he was carrying explosives, prompting the temporary evacuation of a departure lounge, Dutch media reported. “We first checked if the man had anything on him … then we searched his bags with dogs. We found nothing and…