Hundreds of passengers have been evacuated and all planes grounded after a suspicious vehicle was discovered at Birmingham Airport today (Wed).

Pictures show holidaymakers being forced to line up outside the terminal building while police conduct a fingertip search of the site.

Some passengers reported seeing army bomb disposal teams rushing to a car park at the airport along with police sniffer dogs.

Airport bosses confirmed the airport had been put into lockdown after reports of a suspicious vehicle.

A spokesperson said: "West Midlands Police is currently dealing with an ongoing incident on-site."

"Airport operations are currently impacted, and passengers should not come to the airport at this time."

"The Airport's social channels will be updated as and when the situation changes."

"For passengers with immediate flights this afternoon they should contact their airline and check the Airport's website for updates."

According to workers at the airport, hundreds more passengers are stranded on planes after they were grounded minutes before take-off.

One worker said: "It's pretty chaotic. "

"One moment everything is going as normal and people are boarding planes or waiting to go through security."

"Within minutes security are ordering everyone out the building and stopping all the planes on the runways. "

"Information is pretty scarce but there are police everywhere."

All vehicles turning up to the airport are being turned away.

West Midlands Police said: "Birmingham Airport is currently being evacuated following a report of suspicious vehicle. "

"This is a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff."