It was at 15.40-time on Saturday that the man, who was driving a silver BMW with Polish number plates, drove through a fence and out on to a part of the runway where a plane was about to taxi towards the gate. He was stopped by police on the spot and was able to overpowered, writes Focus.

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and no aircraft landing or starting from the right now. A bombgrupp to examine the car.

When the man climbed the fence, and tried to take out on a part of the runway, where an aircraft from the Greek Aegean Air on the way to land, writes the NDR. The man should then be run after the aircraft. A Greek interpreter was asked to interview the crew on board.

A police patrol at the airport in Hanover after the event. Photo: Clemens Heidrich/AFP

Just before the clock 21 was resumed traffic on the airport. Then had close to 30 aircraft had diverted to other airports.

According to police in Hanover, the man was under the influence of cocaine and amphetamines.

has been enhanced since christmas eve since the federal police have sounded the alarm that there was a risk of terrorist attacks. The same applies for the airports of Stuttgart and Bremen.