A terminal at the Munich airport was closed and passengers were evacuated Wednesday after a security breach in which a laptop tested positive for explosives and its owner fled, AFP reported.
Authorities seized the computer, but the suspect is still at large. He made it through security at the German airport around 3:30 p.m. local time, AFP quoted officials.
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There were no immediate reports of injuries, airport spokesman Robert Wilhelm told Bloomberg. The terminal that was evacuated is used for flights to European Union countries for which travelers do not need to show their passports.
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An airport security instrument alerted officials to possible explosives as the man's laptop was being checked, police said. He then hastily left the scene carrying the computer into the terminal.
Officials wanted to check the computer again, but the man left. "We believe that the man didn't realize there was more to come," Poerschke said.
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