MaxedOutMama
Thursday, August 17, 2006
A False Alarm In Charlotte?
Update: It was a false alarm, because chemical tests did not find explosives. NOLA:
Chemical tests later Thursday turned up no explosives in the bottles, said Capt. Jack Chambers, head of the State Police Special Operations unit. The airport was reopened after nearly 10 hours.Travel light!
"It looks like there were four items containing liquids," said TSA spokeswoman Amy von Walter. A machine that security checkpoint screeners use to test for explosives registered positive results for two containers, and a canine team also got a positive hit, she said.
Charlotte Observer:
A woman bound for Charlotte was detained for questioning at a West Virginia airport Thursday morning after two containers in her carry-on luggage tested positive for explosive material.More here:
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A TSA screener noticed a bottle in the woman's carry-on bag as she prepared to board a flight to Charlotte. Four items were deemed suspicious, and two containers tested positive, said TSA's White.
"The bomb squad is on site and the woman is being interviewed by the FBI," Amy von Walter said.We'll see.
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The woman was still at the airport late Thursday afternoon, but was not under arrest, said FBI spokesman Jeff Killeen.
Commercial airline service was suspended at least until 5 p.m., and about 100 passengers and airport employees were ordered to leave the terminal, Tri-State Airport Authority President Jim Booton. A US Airways spokeswoman said one of its flights was diverted to Charleston's Yeager Airport about 60 miles away.
