STANSTED airport has been evacuated after a fire alarm was triggered.

The alarm was investigated while passengers remained outside the airport building.

Police evacuated the airport after a fire alarm was triggered inside.

Twitter users shared photos online of the evacuation, with masses of people pictured outside the terminal.

Amanda Anastasopoulo, from Guildford, said everyone was told to get out of the building after the fire alarm was sounded.

Another passenger Sophie Lycouris tweeted a photo of crowds gathering outside the terminal.

RELATED STORIES Warning Graphic BLAST HORROR Shocking videos show ISIS suicide bomb blasts ripping through airport despite cop's heroics terror arrest Three suspected ISIS terrorists arrested in Turkey over plan to attack Istanbul Trans Pride festival Latest FACES OF THE ISIS SUICIDE BOMBERS Chilling CCTV captures fanatic walking next to a PILOT moments before Istanbul blast is your hol safe? After Nice attack and Turkey chaos, how does YOUR summer destination fare on holiday terror map? LOLLY FOR YOUR JOLLY As currency firms offer just €1 to £1, here's how to make your travel money go further parking mad Warning about 'rogue' airport parking companies after cops found 1,000 UNLOCKED vehicles in muddy field near…

She wrote: "Just landed in Stansted for a connection flight to Greece

A spokesman for Stansted Airport said: "The fire alarm was triggered in a disabled toilet. The airport has now re-opened and passengers who were evacuated are back in the terminal..

"The airport is being evacuated due to some kind of alert."

Just evacuated from Stansted Airport. pic.twitter.com/UTWdQJePlQ — Lynn Phillips (@moth4thestar) June 29, 2016

It comes just hours after 41 people were killed and 239 injured at Atanturk airport in Istanbul last night.

Three gunman sprayed bullets at passengers outside the security check before detonating suicide vests.

Three suicide bomb blasts ripped through Ataturk Airport in Istanbul at around 8pm in a Brussels-style massacre that has killed at least 46 people and left 239 others injured.

Thirteen foreign nationals are among the dead, including an Iranian and a Ukrainian, as well as 23 Turkish citizens.

We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368