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'Snipers were present': Serious security incident reported at Ben-Gurion Airport

 
An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport (photo credit: REUTERS)
An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport
(photo credit: REUTERS)

A witness to the incident told Walla: "Somebody told me snipers were present...We got rushed into the building and could not see a thing."

Security at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport was reinforced on Thursday evening amid reports of a "serious security incident" near Lod, Israeli media reported, citing sources at the airport.

"Somebody told me snipers were present," Itay Cohen, a photojournalist at the airport, told Walla. "When I got off the bus, I saw two security guards with drawn weapons.

"We got rushed into the building and could not see a thing," Cohen added.

"This incident is extremely unusual."

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 Travelers are seen at the departure hall of the Ben Gurion International Airport on April 4, 2023 (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
Travelers are seen at the departure hall of the Ben Gurion International Airport on April 4, 2023 (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)

Israel's Airports Authority noted that the incident did not interfere with normal airport activity.

This is a developing story.

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