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April 25, 2006, 7:11PM
No Bomb Found After Scare at Miami Airport


2006 The Associated Press

MIAMI Police evacuated part of Miami International Airport on Tuesday after a suspicious package was found, but inspectors said it turned out not to be a bomb.

Three floors between two concourses were cleared for about 30 minutes Tuesday afternoon, but no flights were suspended.

The package turned out to be a large battery pack with wires hand-taped to it, said Christopher White, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration. It was found in baggage that had already been checked in.

International and domestic flights use the two concourses, said Greg Chin, an airport spokesman.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/26/content_4476238.htm

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Two concourses at Miami International Airport, in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, were briefly evacuated on Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious package was found in an area between the two concourses, but authorities later determined there was no danger from the package, news reports said.

Initial reports indicated the package, found at a checkpoint between concourses C and D at about 4:40 p.m. local time (0840 GMT), might have a possible explosive device, and passengers and employees at the two concourses were evacuated.

A bomb squad was called in to investigate the device, and Miami-Dade Police later determined the device was a battery charge, CBS News reported.

Air traffic was diverted away from the airport after the discovery, but passengers were allowed to return to the concourses about 40 minutes later and planes were allowed to land. Enditem

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Suspicious Package Causes Miami Airport Evacuation
Flights Were Diverted And Two Concourses Evacuated

(CBS) MIAMI Officials at Miami International Airport have ended the evacuation of two concourses, and have determined there is no danger from a suspicious package found between two concourses Tuesday afternoon.

Air traffic had been diverted away from Miami International Airport after a suspicious device was found at a TSA checkpoint between concourses C and D, but planes were allowed to land shortly after the incident.

Initial reports indicated the device was a possible explosive, and passengers were evacuated from the concourses. However, the Miami-Dade Police Bomb Squad checked the device, and determined there was no danger. Passengers were allowed to return to the concourses at about 5:25 p.m.

Chris White, spokesperson for the TSA, told CBS4s Brian Andrews that at 4:40 p.m., an agent working at terminal D-1 noticed some sort of suspicious package, and TSA contacted Miami-Dade police. Miami-Dade Police say the device was a battery charger, found during an x-ray of baggage using a CTX machine.

Martha Pantin, spokesperson for American Airlines, said the areas that were evacuated were in front of the ticket counter areas of the terminals, and that the actual passenger areas of the concourses were never evacuated. Passengers were allowed to board planes as planned.

Miami International Airport's Concourse C serves Aero Continente, Aero Postal, Air Aruba, Air D'Ayiti, American Airlines, Avensa, Copa, Lab Bolivia, Lacsa, Martinair, Qantas, and Servivensa. It contains gates C1 through C15.

Concourse D is home to American Airlines and American Eagle. It contains gates D1 through D20

Airlines are warning that the evacuation may cause possibly delays in arrivals and departures, and they are urging anyone traveling through the airport or meeting flights to contact their airline for confirmation of arrival and departure times.