Airport in eastern France evacuated, closed 'for safety reasons'

By Nur Asena Erturk

An airport in eastern France was evacuated and closed for safety reasons on Friday, according to an official announcement.

“For safety reasons, the terminal had to be evacuated and is currently closed,” the Basel-Mulhouse EuroAirport, located at the French-Swiss border, wrote on its website.

“Further information will follow,” the airport management said without giving more details.

France has been on alert since early Friday following “malicious acts” that targeted the railway network mostly in the northern and eastern regions of the country.

Rail location cabinets and cables were put on fire and cut, officials explained.

The railway traffic has been severely disrupted due to the attacks as Paris gears up to host the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in the evening on the River Seine.

The football, archery, and rugby events began earlier this week before the ceremony.