Smoking baggage at Seattle airport detonated, contained battery charger, electronics
By APThursday, May 6, 2010
All clear at Seattle airport after bomb scare
SEATAC, Wash. — A bomb scare at the Seattle-Tacoma airport interrupted operations for about two hours before a squad detonated a smoking bag and determined it contained a battery charger and electronics.
The incident Thursday morning forced the evacuation of several hundred passengers and delayed four flights.
Port of Seattle spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt says a bomb squad gave the all-clear about 7:30 a.m.
The Transportation Security Administration says the bag was smoking in the Delta Air Lines checked baggage room. Spokesman Greg Soule says the area was evacuated out of an abundance of caution.
Two American Airlines flights and two Delta flights were delayed. Those passengers and others in the concourse were evacuated to other parts of the airport.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — A bomb squad has detonated a piece of suspicious luggage that was smoking at the Seattle-Tacoma airport.
Port of Seattle spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt says the luggage contained only a battery charger and electronics.
The incident early Thursday led to the evacuation of several hundred people in Concourse A and delayed two American and two Delta flights.
Betancourt says the Port of Seattle bomb squad was called to check out suspicious luggage about 5:30 a.m. Thursday under the concourse where bags are screened.
