German airport shut after substance found in security check area
BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German authorities on Sunday closed the airport in northern city of Hamburg after an unknown substance that caused eye irritation among staff was found in the security check area, a police spokeswoman said.
According to live flight tracking website flightradar24.com some flights were diverted to other airports after the incident.
(Reporting by Hans-Edzard Busemann and Thomas Seythal; Writing by Joseph Nasr; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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