Amsterdam airport evacuated over man shouting bomb threat

The man was searched but no explosives were found

A 29-year-old British man was arrested at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam after making bomb threats, according to Dutch police.

The incident took place at around 8am on New Year’s causing panic among the passengers.

The man was immediately arrested and a photograph posted online showing him lying face down on the ground as two armed officers pointed a gun at him.

The man was searched but no explosives were found and the airport reopened shortly after the incident.