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Large-scale safety exercise at Schiphol Airport

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Emergency services, crisis organisations, Schiphol and KLM are to hold a large-scale exercise at Schiphol Airport on 19 November, simulating an incident in and around an aircraft in the secured airport area. Participants include police, fire services, ambulance services, Defence, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee and the Kennemerland Safety Region.

The exercise is not public, but travellers, residents and road users may see emergency vehicles with flashing lights and hear sirens from public roads. There is no real incident.