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Aircraft and transport. WWII bomb causes inconvenience at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport

Amsterdam, Netherlands - Part of the hub closed as a security measure

A World War II bomb has been found inside Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport, one of the busiest hubs in Europe in the morning of Wednesday 29/08/2012. The explosive device has been discovered during digging work nearby Pier C, a zone where the airport normally handles flights to and from European destinations in the Schengen area: the Dutch hub's sector has been promptly evacuated and closed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1144813
Rome, Italy, 08/29/2012 10:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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