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Terminals 1 and 2 were closed at Cologne Airport after passengers have been told to leave a Ryanair flight over security fears.

A police helicopter was overing above the airport as officers descended onto the scene.

A woman went through security without being checked, according to reports.

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Passenger Marco Tarsia confirmed the terminal was evacuated on his Twitter account.

He said: "Cologne Bonn Airport #cgn #airport evacuated the security area in Terminal 2 completely . #security #Bonn"

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An airport webcam showed police on the runway but it was later turned off.

It is understood the terminals have since been reopened but there are delays to flights.

A spokesman for Ryanair told Daily Star Online: "The airside area of Terminal 2 has been evacuated following a breach at security control in the terminal.

"Affected passengers are being directed to Terminal 1, where flights are operating as normal."

He later confirmed all operations had returned to normal.

Daily Star Online has contacted Cologne Airport for comment.