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Frankfurt airport terminal reopens after security scare

Police and passengers stand in the departure area at Frankfurt airport, central Germany, Wednesday, Aug31, 2016. Authorities say a portion of Frankfurt Airport's Terminal 1 has been evacuated after a person entered a secure area without undergoing required searches. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP)
Police and passengers stand in the departure area at Frankfurt airport, central Germany, Wednesday, Aug31, 2016. Authorities say a portion of Frankfurt Airport's Terminal 1 has been evacuated after a person entered a secure area without undergoing required searches. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP) Police and passengers stand in the departure area at Frankfurt airport, central Germany, Wednesday, Aug31, 2016. Authorities say a portion of Frankfurt Airport's Terminal 1 has been evacuated after a person entered a secure area without undergoing required searches. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP)

BERLIN (AP) – Authorities say Frankfurt airport is fully reopened after a portion of Terminal 1 was evacuated when a person entered a secure area without undergoing required searches.

Airport operator Fraport said in a Twitter message Wednesday that the airport was returning to normal operations after a disruption that lasted about two hours. All passengers were evacuated as a precaution and had to go through security controls again.

Fraport said there were some delays caused by the incident and advised passengers to check with their airlines on the status of their flights.

No information was given on whether the person responsible for the alert had been found.