ooops.. wonder what the powder was? don’t think it was anything sinister but might have been someone being careless with a consignment of drone (hence why the feds didn’t immediately arrest on drugs offences)
Part of a terminal at Manchester Airport closed and a chemical alert was declared after security staff found white powder in a piece of luggage.
The departure area of Terminal 3 was closed after a man tried to carry the unidentified powder on to an aircraft.
The man was planning to fly from Manchester to London.
The man has not been arrested, but is helping with inquiries, said police. A police source said the incident was not believed to be terror-related.
Tests are being conducted on the powder.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “Shortly before 1255 GMT police at Manchester Airport were called by security staff from the check-in desk at Terminal 3, who had discovered a non-identified white powder in a bag which a man was attempting to carry on to a plane.
“Officers attended along with the fire service and they declared it a chemical incident. Tests are currently on-going to establish what the powder is.
“The check-in desk at Terminal 3 has been cordoned off and a man in his 20s is helping police with their inquiries at the airport.”
Flights departing from Terminal 3 were facing delays but arrivals and those leaving other terminals were not affected, the airport said.
