‘Security breach’ at city airport

An investigation has begun into a suspected security breach at Edinburgh Airport.

It follows an evacuation of the terminal building at about 1300 BST on Saturday.

A spokesman for the airport said a few hundred people had been caught up in the evacuation.

He added that some passengers had been re-screened for security reasons but that the incident was not having an impact on flight schedules.

The nature of the security breach has not been made public.

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