Posted on 07/30/2009 12:04:36 PM PDT by Cindy
Two concourses reportedly were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package was discovered at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.
Passengers have told The Observer that the concourses were reopened after about a half-hour, but there also are reports of some flight cancellations and delays.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say they were called to the airport shortly after 2 p.m. Office Jean Wassenaar, a spokeswoman for CMPD, said the bomb squad was called to deal with a "suspicious device."
(Excerpt) Read more at charlotteobserver.com ...
http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/stories/wcnc-073009-mw-charlotte-airport-evacuated.903014a3.html
“Suspicious luggage causes scare at Charlotte Airport”
02:58 PM EDT on Thursday, July 30, 2009
By NewsChannel 36 Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
SNIPPET: “The TSA said the owner of the bag was located and is being interviewed. They would not comment on what caused the bag to be flagged.”
a Whizzinator lost by a player on his way to Panthers training camp?
another case of a bad switch on the vibrator?
What is the fan suspicious of?.........................
Attention travelers, keep a close watch on your bags at all times.
It was probably an old burger king bag with an old big mac.TSA has really got their work cut out for them.
“....suspicious package....”
Definitely the government’s...they have so many packages they were bound to leave one behind.
UPDATE:
http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-073009-mw-charlotte-airport-evacuated.903014a3.html
“Suspicious luggage prompts airport evacuation”
03:19 PM EDT on Thursday, July 30, 2009
By NewsChannel 36 Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
SNIPPET: “AirStar 36 over the scene showed the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s bomb squad robot outside the airport.
Meanwhile, passengers arriving at Charlotte-Douglas were not allowed to claim their baggage.”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535635,00.html
“FBI, Bomb Squads Investigate ‘Suspicious Device’ at Charlotte Airport”
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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