Flights delayed as 'threat' causes partial closure of Zurich airport

Geneva: Zurich airport was partially closed after a “threat” was received, police said, without giving further details. [caption id=“attachment_1851727” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Reuters[/caption] “The airport is facing a threat,” Carmen Surber, spokeswoman for the local Zurich police, told AFP, declining to specify the nature of the threat. Check-in areas 1 and 2 and arrivals hall 2 were closed late yesterday but there were no flight cancellations, she added. Passengers were being redirected to other check-in desks and suffered only minor delays. There was a heavy police presence at the airport. Several local media outlets said the authorities had received an anonymous tip about a bomb. AFP