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A ÇúÃÆ squad descended on?Birmingham?Airport and it °ì»þŪ¤Ë °ì»þÄä»ß¤¹¤ëd Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñs after an 'undeclared item' ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë on an?Aer Lingus flight ·³Ââd the ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë to make an ¶ÛµÞ ¾åΦ.

The Áà½Ä¤¹¤ë of the Birmingham to Belfast flight Àë¸À¤¹¤ëd an ¶ÛµÞ around ten minutes after take-off as it passed over the Staffordshire and Shropshire ¹ñ¶­, flight trackers show.?

A ÇúÃÆ squad ´Þ¤àing four armoured ¾è¤êʪs and specialist officers with sniffer dogs were sent to the ³êÁöÏ©, where a live stream showed the ATR72-600 ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë coming into land.?

After the flight landed °ÂÁ´¤Ë and was parked on the tarmac, ¾èµÒs were seen ¸ºß bussed away from the turboprop, which can Í»Ä̤¹¤ë between 72 and 76 travellers.?

The ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë later said in a À¼ÌÀ that the item d iscovered on the flight 'was not a °ÂÁ´ ´í¸±.' The ·à¤Î ½ÐÍè»ö/»ö·ï ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd Èó¾ï¤Ë¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î other flights at the airport to be cancelled and ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëd and ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd knock-on travel disruption.

Picture shows the ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë on the tarmac with ¶ÛµÞ ÊÖÅú ¾è¤êʪs
Buses appeared to ÈòÆñ¤µ¤»¤ë the ¾èµÒs from the Aer Lingus flight
A ÇúÃÆ squad was sent to the ³êÁöÏ© ƱÍÍ¤Ë as specialist officers and sniffer dogs
The arrivals area in the airport appeared empty this evening as the ½ÐÍè»ö/»ö·ï saw ¿½Å¤Î flights ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëd and cancelled

As it ¹­¤²¤ëd, a commentator on the YouTube ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë spotter's channel Airport ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ®, which streamed pictures from the scene, said: 'It's just unreal standing here seeing what's going on.'

¶ÛµÞ ¾è¤êʪs sat on the ³êÁöÏ© yards from the ¹Ò¶õµ¡, while coaches were brought in to Áª¤Ö up people seen walking from the ¹Ò¶õµ¡ and across the ³êÁöÏ©.

The ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë was said to be squawking code 7700 as it returned to Birmingham ? which signals an ¶ÛµÞ of any Æù¿Æ¡¤¿ÆÎàd.

The ATR72-600 forms the backbone of the Irish ¹Ò¶õµ¡¤Ë¤è¤ë's (n)´ÏÂâ¡¿(a)ÁÇÁᤤ, which the ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë age of the ¹Ò¶õµ¡ ¸ºß six years. Flight EAG47S landed a t 4.20pm, ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð the airport's website.

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It has now ºÆ³«¤¹¤ëd, ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð police, who said 'the?½ÐÍè»ö/»ö·ï is now ¸ºß dealt as a ¸í¤Ã¤¿ call with very good °Õ¿Þ.'

'All ¾èµÒs and ¾èÁÈ°÷ have been ÈòÆñ¤µ¤»¤ëd °ÂÁ´¤Ë and specialist officers ´Þ¤àing the dog ÉôÂâ have now searched the ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë,'?West Midlands Police Äɲ乤ëd.

Aer Lingus said its teams were working to Í»Ä̤¹¤ë ¾×·âd ¾èµÒs.?

Travellers wait for news as ½Ðȯs boards show ÆÀÅÀ¤¹¤ë¡¿ÈóÆñ¤¹¤ë¡¿£²£°s of ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëd flights as the airport °ì»þŪ¤Ë °ì»þÄä»ß¤¹¤ëd Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñs
½Ðȯs board shows ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëd and cancelled flights this evening ¤Þ¤Ã¤¿¤ÀÃæ¤Ë the ½ÐÍè»ö/»ö·ï
The Áà½Ä¤¹¤ë of the Birmingham to Belfast flight Àë¸À¤¹¤ëd an ¶ÛµÞ around ten minutes after take-off as it passed over the Staffordshire and Shropshire ¹ñ¶­

A Birmingham Airport?spoke sperson earlier ³Îǧ¤¹¤ëd that it had '°ì»þŪ¤Ë °ì»þÄä»ß¤¹¤ëd Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñs ͽÄê to a °ÂÁ´ ½ÐÍè»ö/»ö·ï on an ¹Ò¶õµ¡.'

It Äɲ乤ëd that the ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë in question 'landed °ÂÁ´¤Ë and all ¾èµÒs and ¾èÁÈ°÷ have disembarked.'?

¿½Å¤Î flights scheduled to ½Ðȯ¡¿»à this evening have either been cancelled or ±ä´ü¤¹¤ëd, the airport's website shows.

A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said it had '°ì»þŪ¤Ë °ì»þÄä»ß¤¹¤ëd Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñs ͽÄê to a °ÂÁ´ ½ÐÍè»ö/»ö·ï on an ¹Ò¶õµ¡' (¤È¤¸¹þ¤ß¡¿Äó½Ð¤¹¤ë image)

But ¾èµÒs ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëing to Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ out were ´«¤á¤ëd to go ahead with their ι¹Ôs to the airport as planned, with ¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Ís Àâ that they hoped the disruption would be ¶Ë¾®¤Î.

'All ¸ÜµÒs ͽÄê to travel should make their way to the airport and check in as normal,' the ¹­ÊóôÅö¼Ô said.

There was also train disruption as a result of the ½ÐÍè»ö/»ö·ï, with all lines °ì»þŪ¤Ë Éõº¿¤¹¤ëd between?Birmingham New Street and Coventry.?¹ñ²È¤Î Rail said the lines have now ºÆ³«¤¹¤ëd.?

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