Duesseldorf airport partially closed after security alert

BERLIN | Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:20pm EDT

(Reuters) - Police closed Duesseldorf airport on Tuesday after a security alert over a suspicious piece of luggage, airport officials said.

The terminal building and access roads to the western German airport were cleared and air traffic was severely impacted. No further details were immediately available.

(Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Angus MacSwan)