Baku-APA.The Pulkovo airport in Russia's northern capital of St. Petersburg was briefly evacuated Tuesday because of a bomb threat, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
A total of nine flights were held back as local bomb squads combed the airport for explosive materials after receiving a call of the bomb threat, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
The Pulkovo airport, the third busiest airport in Russia, returned to full service two and a half hours later following a full evacuation and no suspicious objects were uncovered.
Meanwhile, Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport also received a similar threat.
Long queues and confusion were reported at the two airports throughout the day as Russian authorities worked to ascertain the degree of threat.
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