Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southern France has been evacuated for security reasons, reports on social media suggest.

Even passengers on board planes reportedly had to disembark.

The airport was reportedly closed at approximately 6:45 a.m. local time (0545 GMT). Later reports on Twitter said that the evacuation was over and that people were going back to the airport building.

The airport later released a statement that its terminals have been reopened and that “air traffic is gradually resuming.”

Police patrols and military have been deployed in the airport, France Bleu newspaper reported.

Source : MENA