Parts of Glasgow Airport were evacuated late last week after a suspicious package was found in the departures security area, but the incident turned out to be a false alarm, police said.

The package was discovered by staff at about 7:55 p.m. (1955 GMT) and the army bomb disposal unit was called in, a Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said.

Governments tightened aviation security earlier this week after two U.S.-bound bombs sent in air cargo from Yemen were intercepted in Dubai and Britain.

Greece suspended overseas shipment of mail and packages for 48 hours after dozens of small parcel bombs were sent to foreign governments and embassies this week.