It has been reported, the Milan International Airport in Italy has been evacuated as there was a shooting that took place in one of the terminals. According to a spokesperson of the Milan Airport, she stated, Terminal 1 was completely evacuated due to the shooting, further details were not available for the moment.

The Malpensa Airport is the largest airport in Milan, and it caters thousands of passengers everyday to international destinations around Europe. The shooting incident took place sometime during midday, and a police official who was at the site confirmed the news, but he declined to provide any sort of further details.

The Police officer had shot a person, for the suspect was trying to attack him with a knife. The news regarding this attack spread throughout the airport and it was under alert. According to a local news agency, the man was from a Tunisia and was at the airport to meet his wife.