Brussels airport evacuated after bomb alert

BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) Brussels airport was evacuated this evening after a bomb alert, airport police said.

The warning was received shortly before 7 p.m. (2330 hrs IST), a police official said, adding both the arrivals and departures areas had been cleared.

The airport was asking passengers not come to the airport until further notice, an airport spokesman said.

No further details were available.

REUTERS PDS RN0133