[livius]

The central terminal was evacuated after a man claimed to have an explosive device in his satchel.

Sounds like we have one of those idiots who decides to make a "joke" about carrying a bomb.

[jersey117]

Update

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/08/01/2009-08-01_bomb_scare_at_nyc_laguardia_airport_planes_and_terminal_evacuated.html

...A police source said the scare started when passengers pointed out an apparently drunk man to cops in the terminal. When officers approached him, he said he had a bomb in his bag, a source said. There was a homemade device inside rigged up to look like a bomb, but it appears to be a fake....

[mark3681]

“Sounds like we have one of those idiots who decides to make a “joke” about carrying a bomb. “

Let’s hope that’s all it is. I doubt a real threater would boast such a claim.