A terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York was evacuated Sunday evening for about two hours after a caller phoned in a threat, according to a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
John Kelly of the Port Authority said a female caller claimed there was a bomb in Terminal One in a call about 5:40 p.m.
"Using the utmost due diligence, we evacuated the terminal," Kelly said. About 300 people were inside at the time, he said.
Once the terminal had been searched, the evacuation was ended shortly after 8 p.m., Kelly said.
Kelly said an earlier, unrelated incident at the same terminal occurred when a Port Authority officer noticed an unattended bag. That bag was examined and cleared, he said.
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Waste of time having an airport in New York now.
My inlaws were among the passengers evacuated. They were visiting from abroad and don't speak a word of English. They finally called us from a payphone and told what happened. Along with hundreds of others, they were kept under a scorching heat outside the terminal for 3 hours. There was no access to toilets or drinking water. It was tough for them, but they said it was even tougher for very old people or small children. I am sure this is not the first time this has happened in JFK, so I wonder why do they treat passengers so poorly? Is it that hard to give people some water?
Good going 4chan. Way to screw up people's schedules.
Since when is ABC-7 a CNN affiliate?
So, to whom 'Bama will apologize for that?
allah is dead
Mean people suck!
Great post. I will certainly be returning to read more.
Who knows it.
thanks for this great!
what a lively discussion this is
I love President Obama and he is keeping our country safe.