A “serious incident” was reported at Larnaca airport on Friday morning, with the police saying that a “threat” was received regarding an outbound flight

A police spokesperson confirmed to the Cyprus Mail that an “incident” had occurred at the airport, and that a “threat” had been received, but said that they could not make any further comment other than to confirm that “the required protocols have been activated and all competent services are taking the necessary actions”.

News reports have suggested that an airline asked passengers aboard an aircraft which was due to take off for Italy to disembark “so as to conduct a check”, and that the threat issued entailed a report of a bomb aboard the flight.

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