Several sections of Stockholm’s Arlanda International Airport have been evacuated following a bomb threat, airport and police officials say. The airport’s website released a statement regarding the threat on Tuesday. "Due to suspicions concerning a luggage, two of the piers…in Terminal 5 have been evacuated," the airport said in its statement. Stockholm Police’s spokesman, Lars Bystrom, said officials had "received the threat at approximately 8:50 this morning and took immediate measures." Reports say the suspicious piece of luggage may have contained an explosive device. According to the Germanwings airline, the threat was issued by a man as passengers were boarding a plane for a flight from Stockholm to Hamburg. Bomb disposal experts are currently at the scene to inspect the aircraft. The nature of the threat remains unknown. All flights departing the airport were temporarily suspended. Arlanda, Sweden's largest airport, is an important hub for the Stockholm region and Scandinavia. The airport operates flights to 172 different global destinations.
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