Newark airport security breach video shows guard leaving post before man enters to meet woman
By APThursday, January 7, 2010
NJ airport video shows guard leaving post
NEWARK, N.J. — A man who sneaked through security to meet a woman caused Sunday’s terminal shutdown at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
A surveillance video released Thursday shows a guard leaving his post, allowing the man to sneak into the terminal without going through security.
Sunday evening’s security breach caused massive delays after federal officials closed the terminal for six hours.
The video shows the guard leaving his podium for several seconds. The woman then comes from inside a secure, passengers-only area and motions to the man, who ducks under a rope. The couple embraces and walks arm-in-arm past the vacant podium.
The video was released at the insistence of New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
(This version deletes an INCORRECT reference to video showing couple embracing before woman enters secure area.)
