Bomb disposal experts were called to Warsaw’s Chopin Airport after unattended luggage aroused suspicion. Warsaw’s Chopin Airport was partially evacuated after unattended luggage was found at the international travel hub, prompting the deployment of Border Guard bomb disposal specialists. Polish media outlets reported that Poland’s busiest airport was partially evacuated on Tuesday evening after police received a report of unattended luggage shortly before 7 p.m. Departures areas A through E, as well as entrance No. 1 on the arrivals level, were evacuated, Polish media reported, citing a law enforcement official. A bomb disposal team from Poland’s Border Guard was dispatched to investigate the unattended luggage and determine whether it posed a threat. TVP 3 Warsaw reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. that authorities had examined the item and determined there was no threat, with passengers beginning to make their way back into the terminal and operations resuming. It was not immediately clear how many passengers were affected by the incident or whether it caused delays to scheduled flights to and from the Polish capital. Tuesday’s incident was the second such scare in as many weeks, with Warsaw’s Chopin Airport having been evacuated on Tuesday last week following a similar discovery of unattended baggage, which was also determined by law enforcement to pose no threat. Polish authorities are on heightened alert following a spate of suspected sabotage attacks on public and private infrastructure in recent months that the government has attributed to Russian ‘hybrid war’ tactics.
Tuesday’s bomb scare was the second at Warsaw’s airport in recent days. Photo: NurPhoto/Contributor via Getty Images
