Eindhoven Airport terminal closed after possible discovery of a firearm

The Eindhoven Airport terminal was closed on Thursday afternoon and flights were cancelled after an object “resembling a firearm" was found in a passenger's hand luggage at a security checkpoint, said a spokesperson for the Marechaussee, the branch of the Dutch military that patrols borders and airports. By about 3 p.m., the airport reported that the security check had reopened and that the terminal would be accessible again "as soon as possible." Ten flights in and out of the airport were also listed as “delayed” on the Eindhoven Airport flight schedule website. The European air traffic control center, Eurocontrol, wrote in its 4:45 p.m. tactical update, “Airport not available for arrivals until 17:00 due to security staff shortage.”