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Schipol airport was in lockdown overnight after hundreds were evacuated due to a "suspicious situation".

A second man was arrested at a train station just 20 minutes away.

Swarms of armed police and passengers could be seen crowded outside the terminal buildings shortly after 9.30pm local time.

It later emerged that the Sheraton Hotel adjacent to the building was also evacuated due to a "suspicious situation".

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A bomb disposal unit was deployed at aroun 11pm local time.

One man remains in custody as the airport begins to open this morning.

Officials confirmed flights will resume after the terrifying scenes in which a police helicopter was reportedly seen circling around Schiphol and masked police secured the surrounding area.

Passengers took to social media to share pictures of the chaotic scenes.

One Twitter user referred to the incident as a "terrorism" threat.

She wrote: "S*** just got real. There is a high terrorism threat at Schiphol Amsterdam airport. That's exactly where I am right now."

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The terrifying scenes came as Europe is on high security alert as French and Belgian officials seek to capture the final suspected terrorists involved in the Paris massacre and more recent Belgium attacks which killed 35 in twin airport and train station bombings.

Pictures of a bearded and exhausted looking Salah Abdeslam — the mastermind of the Paris attacks – emerged yesterday.

Sullen and tired, the 26-year-old French national looked a far cry from the smiling wannabe jihadi pictured before the Paris attacks.

Police spokesman Alfred Ellwanger yesterday said that "around 9:45 pm (1945 GMT) a man was arrested on the square in front of the main entrance to the airport's plaza".

"The bomb disposal squad is also on the scene and they are checking the man's luggage," he added.

The second arrest appears to have been made at Leiden Central Station about a 20-minute train ride from the airport, according to Ministry of Justice and Security spokesman Lodewijk Hekking.

Officials have yet to confirm if it is linked to the incident at Schipol.

The official Schiphol Twitter account said on Tuesday: "Part of Schiphol is not accessible due to an incident.

"Police is investigating the matter [sic]. For now, air traffic has not been affected."

Witness Tony Fonderson said: "Everyone is remaining calm. Shops were evacuated."

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Witness Victor Pascual recalled how people started running frantically.

"We have not been give any further information apart from to remain calm," he added.

The incident comes a month after co-ordinated terror attacks in Brussels, capital of Holland's neighbour Belgium, killed 35 people.