Flight operations have been temporarily suspended, according to the airport, located on the border between Switzerland, France and Germany. Access to the airport has not been possible since shortly before 6am.
Last October, a whole series of false bomb threats were made at EuroAirport. As a result, the airport had to be temporarily evacuated.
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