Hundreds of passengers were left waiting for their flights Part of Munich airport in southern Germany was shut down for several hours after a traveller's laptop set off an explosives detector. The man hastily left the security area along with his computer and Terminal 2 was sealed off as a search was mounted for him, police said. He may not have realised he was meant to undergo a further check, a police spokesman said. About a dozen flights were delayed as a result of the incident. The incident occurred at about 1530 (1430 GMT) and the all-clear was not given until about three hours later. Initial reports said explosive traces had actually been found but federal police spokesman Albert Poerschke said later that the activation of the alarm did not "have to mean that there were explosives inside". Officials had wanted to check the computer again but the man had left. Munich airport is the second busiest in Germany "We believe that the man didn't realise there was more to come," Mr Poerschke said. A police spokesman quoted by AFP news agency cautioned that the scanner could have been set off by chemicals such as perfumes, and that the man might simply have been in a hurry to catch his plane. Munich airport, situated about 30km (20m) north-east of the city, is the second busiest airport in Germany. Airports around the world have been on heightened alert since an alleged attempt to blow up a US airliner flying from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day.



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