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At least six people were injured in a reported “tear gas attack” at one of the check-in desks in Terminal 1 at Frankfurt Airport, Germany.

Casualties reported suffering breathing problems and the gas was described by officials as an “irritant”.

People are also being treated for eye injuries.

Firefighters and police were deployed to the scene as people were treated for their injuries.

Frankfurt Airport confirmed the incident had been stood down as of 11.40am after someone sprayed the gas at passengers.

The motive and direct cause is currently unclear – and fire crews cleaned up the scene.

At least 20 check-in counters were closed while police and fire crews dealt with the incident.

There are no reports of any arrests.

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“6 persons are slightly injured, cause unknown, the investigation is underway,” German Police announced on Twitter.

There has yet to be any information about whether the incident was terrorism related.

The incident was dealt with in 16 minutes, reports Bild.

Frankfurt Airport is one of the busiest airports in Europe.

The airport tweeted: “Fire brigade operations completed. Check-in reopened. No harmful substance found.

“Six persons under treatment with light respiratory irritation.

“The counters are again open. The fire department has ended the operation.

“No more measured values of irritant gas can be detected.”