BREAKING: Bomb squad called to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport – evacuation underway

The evacuation is underway at the Dutch airport’s sorting centre with dozens of employees forced to leave the building.

Officials said the facility was evacuated after a suspicious package was tracked to the building. 

Passengers in the main airport terminal are not believed to have been evacuated.

A spokesman for DHL courier company said the evacuation was “very unusual”. 

He said: “There has been an evacuation after tracking a shipment that was not trusted. 

“It happened in Schiphol where the sorting of the packages takes place.”

A bomb squad is en route to the packaging centre. 

This is a developing story, more to follow…