JetBlue Reopens At JFK After Antique Hand Grenade Scare
The JetBlue terminal at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport has reopened after being evacuated early Monday morning due to reports of a suspicious package.
According to sources, it was spotted at the JetBlue terminal just before 7:55 a.m. The package turned out to be two World War II antique hand grenades wrapped in a passenger’s suitcase.
Transportation Security Administration spokesman Chris White said some inert grenades were found, but the passenger was questioned and security forces deemed the situation suitable for travelers.
JetBlue spokeswoman Alison Eshelman says passengers returned inside Terminal 6 at 8:15 a.m. Monday.
She says the package turned out to be WWII replica paper weights that resembled grenades. Scanners spotted them in a passenger’s luggage, and the terminal was emptied around 7:50 a.m.
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