Michelle Malkin » Miami airport evacuated in bomb scare

Miami airport evacuated in bomb scare

By Michelle Malkin • July 16, 2007 07:23 AM

Update: “Harmless”

Could be something, could be nothing:

A Miami International Airport terminal was evacuated early Monday after authorities found what appeared to be an explosive device at a security checkpoint.

“A possible explosive device showed up in an X-ray machine at the checkpoint,” airport spokesman Greg Chin said. He said the Miami-Dade bomb squad was investigating and had no further information.

Passengers were evacuated from Terminal F, which serves United Airlines domestic and international flights.

CBS 4 in Miami has a few more details from the scene:

Details are sketchy, but traffic to and from the airport apparently has not been halted, as passengers are allowed to go to and from other concourses. From Chopper 4, police could be seen directing buses and vehicle traffic away from the roadways immediately in front of the concourse.

Airlines with service at Concourse F include Aeropostal, Air France, Avianca, Sun Country, Swiss International, Mexicana, and United.

Passengers can be seen, many with luggage, gathered beyond the vehicle lanes at the airport.

The Miami Herald quotes an airport spokesman:

Hundreds were evacuated from the airport, as a bomb squad checks what Greg Chin, an MIA spokesman, described as a possible makeshift explosive device.

”Something showed up in the X-ray machine,” said Chin. “But it could be nothing. Ninety-nine percent of these incidents are false alarms.”

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Related: Patterico posts a thorough assessment of our airline (in)security from Dave Mackett, president of the Airline Pilots Security Alliance. Read the whole thing.

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#104931

On July 16th, 2007 at 7:32 am, gregorystephens said:

Better safe than sorry.
#104942

On July 16th, 2007 at 8:48 am, josetheguerilla said:

Oops, sorry, it was just a box of lettuce!
#104947

On July 16th, 2007 at 8:59 am, JConrad999 said:

Thanks to the democrats, this very well could become a daily routine.
#105125

On July 16th, 2007 at 2:19 pm, uhangtight said:

being safe.. that is the point. i don’t care if they are false alarms. earn your money and do your job, even if it isn’t something, at least we’ll know you are paying attention..
#106465

On July 19th, 2007 at 8:42 am, citizen said:

This is why I quit flying and bought a new car. Yeah, it takes a few days to get across the country, but then I get to see the country. And I can keep my scissors with me. And as much fluid as I want.

I can get there ‘instantly’ online..,