LaGuardia Airport Reopens After Bomb Scare
August 1, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Authorities temporarily closed one of the terminals at New York’s busy LaGuardia airport on Saturday morning and took a man into custody after discovering what turned out to be a fake bomb in his bag.
Most of the airport’s main terminal was closed at 5:30 a.m./0930 GMT and travelers were allowed to return about 3 1/2 hours later. Jack Kelly, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the terminal’s Concourse C, where the man was taken into custody, would remain closed until a crime scene investigation had been completed.
Kelly described the suspect as emotionally disturbed and said his bag contained batteries and wires. A police bomb squad was called in and local media reports described the bag’s contents as a fake bomb that was not dangerous.
Williams Lake Airport Reopens After Bomb Scare – Canada
August 17, 2008 by national
Filed under Stories of Interest
Williams Lake Regional Airport was evacuated and several flights cancelled Sunday after material that was thought to be suspicious was found in two bags going through security.
However, RCMP announced Sunday evening that no explosive devices had been found. The airport returned to normal operations after 7 p.m. Sunday night.
Police said the person who owned the package that raised concerns was initially detained, but has since been released.
