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ARCHIVED · 4 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Jun 20, 1:03 AM

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Edinburgh Airport locked down as police bomb squad attend 'suspicious package incident'

EDINBURGH Airport has been evacuated following a suspected bomb scare. Emergency services, including Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units, were spotted swarming the capital's busy travel hub as scores of holidaymakers were ushered out of the terminal building this evening. Police were called to...

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What happenedPolice bomb squad locks down Edinburgh Airport amid incident invloving “potentially suspicious package”.
What changedThe left frames it as "Edinburgh Airport evacuated as police bomb squad called to ongoing incident". The right frames it as "Edinburgh Airport EVACUATED and ‘bomb squad’ called to ‘suspicious package’".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

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62WORDING GAP

6 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Edinburgh Airport evacuated as police bomb squad called to ongoing incident". The right frames it as "Edinburgh Airport EVACUATED and ‘bomb squad’ called to ‘suspicious package’".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jun 19, 8:03 PM: The Sun joined the source map.

Jun 19, 8:37 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

Jun 19, 8:38 PM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.

Jun 19, 8:52 PM: The Herald (Scotland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Right ·News report
The Sun3h ago

Edinburgh Airport EVACUATED and ‘bomb squad’ called to ‘suspicious package’

suspiciouspackage

EDINBURGH Airport has been evacuated following a suspected bomb scare. Emergency services, including Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units, were spotted swarming the capital's busy travel...

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Center-left ·News report

Edinburgh Airport evacuated after ‘reports of suspicious item’ with passengers facing disruption

Police Scotland said an explosive ordnance disposal team is at the airport and a cordon is in place with roads closed

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Center-left ·News report
Metro UK2h ago

Edinburgh Airport evacuated after ‘potentially suspicious package’ found

A section of Edinburgh Airport is in a lockdown while the bomb squad inspect a package (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Thousands of passengers have been caught in disruption after a p...

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Center-left ·News report

Edinburgh Airport evacuated following report of potentially suspicious package

Explosive Ordnance Disposal are in attendance and a cordon is in place around the airport with road closures in place.

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Left ·News report

Edinburgh Airport evacuated as police bomb squad called to ongoing incident

policeongoingincident

EDINBURGH Airport has been evacuated as a precaution following a report of a potentially suspicious package.

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Center ·News report

Edinburgh Airport locked down as police bomb squad attend 'suspicious package incident'

Police bomb squad locks down Edinburgh Airport amid incident invloving “potentially suspicious package”

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