Security lapse sparks evacuation at Frankfurt airport

Parts of Frankfurt airport were evacuated for several hours Tuesday following a lapse in security in which a French family of 4 were allowed to leave the secure zone despite testing positive for explosives, federal police said. After the alarm had been raised, the family were located in the terminal, re-checked and allowed to continue on their journey after being cleared. But 2 gates - A and Z - of the airport's terminal 1 were evacuated and temporarily closed at the airport, a major international hub, disrupting travel during the busy summer holiday season. At 1230 GMT, police announced that affected parts of the airport, home to Lufthansa, had been re-opened, allowing passengers as well as airport and airline employees to return. Lufthansa said around 7,000 passengers were affected by the disruptions. <br/>