Authorities Close a Ticketing Area At LaGuardia Due To Suspicious
Substance(New York-WABC, March 21, 2003)
— The area near a ticketing counter and food
court at LaGuardia Airport was evacuated today as authorities investigated
a suspicious package.
Eyewitness News is told that a piece of checked
luggage never got on a plane. Screeners got to it, and while looking at
the bag found a vial of white powder. Working on the side of caution, they
called law enforcement and hazardous material experts to the scene.
Hazzmat is still trying to identify the substance but reports it is not
harmful.
Airport officials say the terminal was not closed, but one ticketing
area was roped off just after 1:00pm. It happened in Concourse D, near the
American Airlines section of the main terminal.
Eleven civilians and one emergency worker were evaluated on the scene
for reported "itchy symptoms." A government official says their injuries
are "minor to non-existent."
The ticketing area that was closed off is now reopened.
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