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Hundreds Evacuated at Hamburg Airport; Toxic Air Suspected

by Associated Press

   BERLIN --

   German firefighters have evacuated hundreds of passengers at Hamburg
   Airport after 50 people were injured by an unknown toxin that likely
   spread through the airport's air conditioning system.
   The German news agency dpa reported that 50 people complained about
   breathing problems and burning eyes Sunday and firefighters started
   examining them to find out whether they had to be taken to the
   hospital.
   Those who were evacuated from the Hamburg Airport had to wait outside
   the terminals in sub-zero temperatures.
   The airport could not immediately be reached for comment. It was not
   clear how the evacuation affected air traffic at the airport.