DFighter Posted July 30, 2016 Posted July 30, 2016 Aerial view of Schiphol airport near Amsterdam © Yves Herman / Reuters Armed police are conducting extra-security checks at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam after the authorities received reports of a possible threat. Officers searched every car entering the hub while adding it is likely that flights will be delayed. There is a strong police presence in and around Schiphol, the fifth busiest airport in Europe in terms of passenger volume, the Dutch media reported, citing the local authorities. The city’s mayor, the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security and as Royal Military Constabulary, reportedly introduced the security measures.“Like the rest of the Netherlands there is extra vigilance at Schiphol. This also applies to other European airports. Additional measures are needed in some cases,” a spokesman for the Royal Military Police told Amstel Television 5.Photos on social media showed long lines of passengers standing in and near the airport. A number of armed police officers could also be seen checking vehicles.more photo's of the police that is in great numbers and heavy armed in and around the airport + source : https://www.rt.com/news/353985-amsterdam-airport-threat-signal/ Quote
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