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Birmingham airport in central England was evacuated on Wednesday following reports of a 'suspicious vehicle', according to police.
'West Midlands Police is currently dealing with an ongoing incident on-site,' a spokesperson for the airport stated. All operations were temporarily suspended.
'Airport operations are currently impacted, and passengers should not come to the airport at this time,' the spokesperson added. Passengers with luggage were seen leaving on foot in social media posts, with some also at the nearby National Exhibition Centre.
The airport, which is the seventh busiest in the UK by passenger numbers, serves as an operating base for airlines such as easyJet, Ryanair, TUI Airways, and Jet2.com. Its busiest routes include those to and from Dublin, Dubai, Amsterdam, Palma de Mallorca, and Tenerife-South.
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