Passenger In Custody After Bomb Threat At O'Hare

A bomb threat briefly disrupted holiday travelers Tuesday morning at O’Hare airport.

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but threat was determined to be unfounded & a passenger was arrested,

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Shortly before 6 a.m., a ticketed passenger told an airline employee

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behind a counter that he had a bomb in his bag and walked away

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passenger characterized explosive as a pipe bomb, according to Chicago police,

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Nothing suspicious was found and no injuries were reported, police said.

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officers located the passenger & took him into custody with charges pending.

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Travelers at checkpoints one &two in Terminal 1 were moved to checkpoint three

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according to TSA tweeted that its screening operations were not affected by incident.

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Passenger In Custody After Bomb Threat At O'Hare

Passenger In Custody After Bomb Threat At O'Hare

A bomb threat briefly disrupted holiday travelers Tuesday morning at O’Hare airport.

A bomb threat briefly disrupted holiday travelers Tuesday morning at O’Hare airport.

but threat was determined to be unfounded & a passenger was arrested,

but threat was determined to be unfounded & a passenger was arrested,

Shortly before 6 a.m., a ticketed passenger told an airline employee

Shortly before 6 a.m., a ticketed passenger told an airline employee

behind a counter that he had a bomb in his bag and walked away

behind a counter that he had a bomb in his bag and walked away

passenger characterized explosive as a pipe bomb, according to Chicago police,

passenger characterized explosive as a pipe bomb, according to Chicago police,

Nothing suspicious was found and no injuries were reported, police said.

Nothing suspicious was found and no injuries were reported, police said.

officers located the passenger & took him into custody with charges pending.

officers located the passenger & took him into custody with charges pending.

Travelers at checkpoints one &two in Terminal 1 were moved to checkpoint three

Travelers at checkpoints one &two in Terminal 1 were moved to checkpoint three

according to TSA tweeted that its screening operations were not affected by incident.

according to TSA tweeted that its screening operations were not affected by incident.

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