Hannover airport shut down over fear of terrorist attack
Germany’s ninth busiest airport, Hannover Airport, has been shut down by the German police, after a man rammed through a gate in a vehicle and drove on the tarmac, before he was overpowered by the police.
The detained suspect’s car was, according to the German NDR’s broadcaster report, registered in Poland, raising fears of a premeditated terrorist attack on the airport.
“A man broke through a gate and drove to the tarmac. Police officers managed to stop the vehicle and overpower the man,” Hannover police wrote on their Twitter page.
The NDR said the driver could have been on drugs as the incident unfolded, adding that the quick on-site drug test was “positive.” Police sources said a terrorist motive could be “basically ruled out.”
The lockdown will reportedly last till at least 9pm local time, meaning that the ninth busiest airport in Germany will be out of operation for over five hours.
