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Bomb Threat Led To The Partial Evacuation Of La Guardia Airport Terminal by 24hoursreporter: 8:20pm On Oct 14, 2017
A disgruntled customer prompted a partial shutdown of a terminal at La Guardia Airport on Saturday morning after telling an airline employee he had a bomb, the police said.

The customer had attempted to purchase a ticket at the Spirit Airlines counter in Terminal B but began arguing with the employee, a Police Department spokesman said. The man walked away but then returned around 7:15 a.m. with a bag that he placed on the counter, saying it contained a bomb.

Half the terminal’s concourses were shut down as the man, In John Park, 70, from Farmington, Mich., was taken into custody by officers from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the authority’s police, said. He said charges were pending against Mr. Park.

The New York Police Department’s bomb squad investigated the bag and determined the threat was unfounded.

Confusion prevailed as people were evacuated to the sidewalk outside the terminal and traffic around the airport was diverted, passengers said. On Twitter, the airport warned passengers of disrupted flights and delays.

Ed Kazmierczak, 36, of Ridgefield Park, N.J., said he and his family had arrived at the airport around 7:20 a.m. and were walking into the terminal when a New York State trooper with a rifle stopped them, telling them there was a “situation” inside. There were officers at every entrance, Mr. Kazmierczak said, and a SWAT truck blocking cars coming from the highway.

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