A suitcase which caused German police to shut down Düsseldorf airport in
fear it was a bomb contained nine kilos of flour and cinnamon. Over
10,000 passengers were affected and 140 flights cancelled.
The alarm was raised after authorities noticed a suitcase in the
departure lounge with an image of Big Ben and a London bus without an
owner. Initially concerned it could be a bomb, police shut down the
airport until 10.30pm.
They quickly realized it was not explosives, and word spread that the
mystery case contained a large amount of drugs. But the North
Rhine-Westphalia state office of criminal investigation found the
suitcase contained three bags of flour, cornflour and cinnamon, weighing
nine kilos.
Investigators also found an iPhone charging cable and a towel alongside
the flour. It remains unclear why the owner was carrying so much flour
and little else.
“Carrying food is not forbidden,” a Düsseldorf state security expert said.
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