Authorities temporarily evacuated LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B Saturday morning due to a suspicious package.
“Law enforcement and other authorities are on the scene at LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B in Queens, New York, where dozens of passengers and staff have been evacuated following a reported security threat involving a suspicious device. TSA officials have temporarily halted passenger screening, and additional emergency response teams are arriving to assess and secure the area,” Rawsalerts wrote.
“Authorities are urging travelers to avoid Terminal B and expect delays or potential flight disruptions,” the post added.
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🚨#BREAKING: LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B has been Evacuated and Closed Due to on going Security Threat
Currently, law enforcement and other authorities are on the scene at LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B in Queens, New York, where dozens of passengers… pic.twitter.com/emdiYBGawC
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 9, 2024
From the New York Post:
Security received reports of the unknown parcel in a non-public area of Terminal B around 6:29 a.m., the Port Authority Police told The Post.
All would-be travelers who had not been screened through security were evacuated and told to wait outside.
“I was very close to the front. I started seeing TSA agents telling everyone to stop screening. One agent was speaking on the radio,” passenger Robert Baston told The Post.
“After that they told everyone to evacuate the terminal. Everyone was outside to the passenger drop off area…The TSA agents, they haven’t really told us anything,” he shrugged.
Well, this is not good, was right about to go through security at LaGuardia Terminal B when TSA stopped all screening, then told everyone to evacuate the terminal #LGA @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/FkXsOnifzf
— Roger Batson (@rdbatson) November 9, 2024
#HappeningNow Terminal B @LGAairport being evacuated. People being told to move to parking garage. @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/OLWnQlO9Vc
— Arrianee LeBeau (@ArrianeeLeBeau) November 9, 2024
ABC7 New York reports:
According to the Port Authority, the NYPD Bomb Squad has since cleared the package and passengers who were asked to leave are being allowed to re-enter the terminal.
An official told ABC News that the suspicious package went through security screening when TSA flagged the package.
Due to the situation, there were also delays on several MTA bus lines near the airport. The MTA says commuters should allow additional travel time to get to their destinations.
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