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johnwalton
18th Dec 2004, 20:35
From ITN:

Durham-Tees Valley Airport has been shut down for several hours after a security alert.

Suspicions were raised by a 35-year-old Libyan man who was trying to travel to Heathrow Airport.

Security staff were concerned about his baggage and a controlled explosion was carried out as a precaution.


Search on google produced these stories:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Security-scare-at-British-airport/2004/12/19/1103391606930.html?oneclick=true
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4107373.stm


Presume the airport has now reopened... (?)

mmeteesside
19th Dec 2004, 10:30
The airport was closed from 0836 - 0953 yesterday morning