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Thousands of passengers were said to be stranded after being evacuated from London Stansted Airport by security guards over fears of a "suspect package".

Many took to Twitter in confusion over the evacuation, with little information being given to those waiting outside the airport.

Charlie Neill was stood outside the airport with thousands of other confused passengers waiting to board a flight to Germany.

Earlier, he told Daily Star Online: "We still don't know a lot of information. All we know really is that security were investigating a suspect package.

“An announcement came over the tannoy and everyone had to leave.

“We’re all just waiting outside now, I’d say there are at least 2,000 people standing in the drop off lane and in the road outside, near to the car park."

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Charlie said his flight to Germany is a connecting flight before he travels to his final destination of Namibia.

“We are hoping they will hold back some of the flights," he said.

“It’s a bit of a bummer.”

Other passengers tweeted their frustration at an apparent lack of information during the chaotic evacuation.

One person said: "What’s happening at Stansted no buses at arrivals. People everywhere out front and no information."

A third said: "Just arrived at Stansted for our flight to Portugal, only for there to be a bomb scare and the whole terminal evacuated. Bit worrying this."

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Essex Police said officers were sent to the airport amid the scare.

"Officers were called to Stansted Airport today with reports of an unattended bag in the terminal. The item was found not to be suspicious," Essex Police said.

The Twitter account for London Stansted Airport said the incident has now been stood down.

“Due to the discovery of an unattended bag a part of the terminal was cordoned off while police carried out checks on the item,” a spokesman said.

“The item was found not to be suspicious and the incident stood down. Flights continue to operate as normal.

“We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the recent part-evacuation. The safety of passengers remains our highest priority.”