Pages

Sunday, 11 July 2021

Florida man 'sparks security scare and flight chaos by threatening to BLOW UP Fort Lauderdale Airport after missing his flight'

 A bomb threat that sparked a security scare and an hours-long shut down of Fort Lauderdale Airport Saturday has been cleared, but over 100 flights are delayed. 

A source told Fox News a passenger reportedly missed his flight and threatened to blow up the place, though police had not confirmed any details of the incident. 

That suspect - who has not been identified - is not believed to have had any explosive material in his possession.  

The only official police statements came from The Broward County Sheriff Office, which confirmed a bomb threat was made at 8:49am in a 11:46am tweet and the airport was safe to reopen in a 12:36pm tweet.  

As of 1:15pm, 80 outgoing flights have been delayed and 72 inbound flights are delayed, according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware

An Instagram post shows first responders in Fort Lauderdale Airport

An Instagram post shows first responders in Fort Lauderdale Airport 

People waiting to let back into Fort Lauderdale Airport following a bomb threat Saturday morning

People waiting to let back into Fort Lauderdale Airport following a bomb threat Saturday morning

Four Lauderdale Airport, shown here in this file photo, was evacuated because of a bomb threat Saturday morning

Four Lauderdale Airport, shown here in this file photo, was evacuated because of a bomb threat Saturday morning

Police didn't say if an explosive or device was found or anyone is in custody.  

DailyMail.com called the Broward Sheriff's office for comment. 

The airport issued a couple statements in a string of Tweets, including the most recent one at 12:29pm saying the incident is cleared and the airport is reopening.

'#FLL security incident is cleared & travelers are advised to check with their airline for updated flight info before heading to FLL. Apologies for any inconvenience, & we appreciate your understanding while we work to get everyone safely on their way.'  


No comments:

Post a Comment