Swedish airport evacuated as suspicious objects found

Swedish Landvetter airport is evacuated after "traces of explosives" were found in a bag, local media reported on Monday.

A bomb group from the Swedish police are on their way to Landvetter Airport outside Gothenburg in western Sweden, after a suspicious object was found there Monday evening, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported.

"Traces of explosive material were found," Swedavia Airports' press officer Anders Porelius told newspaper Goteborgs-Posten.

"A bag that was left by the information desk in the departure hall was found. We checked it out as we always do and the bag showed signs of explosive material when a trace analysis was done," he said.

Part of the departure hall has been cordoned off and emptied, according to Tommy Nyman, a police spokesperson.

"We cannot say what kind of object we are talking about. Our bomb technicians are on their way to examine the object," he said.

The information desk, situated above the security check, was also evacuated.

Police would not say how long the areas would be blocked off. The suspicious object is being examined on site.

Police received the call at 8:30 p.m. Monday. Police would not say whether the bomb squad had arrived at the airport yet.

"We do not give out that information for safety reasons, how and where and when the bomb squad is active," Nyman said.

Now the buses have picked up the passengers and driven them to another part of the terminal, far away from the evacuated area.

Witness onsite was quoted by SVT as saying that "there is a big commotion in the blocked off areas, but areas where passengers gathered is calm".

According to Swedavia's website, all planes are arriving and departing according to schedule, SVT reported.