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| Chaos Erupts at Newark Airport as Travelers Are Evacuated From Terminal | Chaos Erupts at Newark Airport as Travelers Are Evacuated From Terminal |
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| Panicked travelers abandoned carry-on bags and scrambled for the terminal exits at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday night, just as the busy three-day Labor Day weekend was drawing to a close. | Panicked travelers abandoned carry-on bags and scrambled for the terminal exits at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday night, just as the busy three-day Labor Day weekend was drawing to a close. |
| It was not immediately clear what had led to the evacuation, which happened around 8:30 p.m. Police officers with tactical rifles converged on the terminal, with some travelers seeking refuge on the airport tarmac. | It was not immediately clear what had led to the evacuation, which happened around 8:30 p.m. Police officers with tactical rifles converged on the terminal, with some travelers seeking refuge on the airport tarmac. |
| Benjamin Branham, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said it had been a false report and there was no danger to any passengers. | Benjamin Branham, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said it had been a false report and there was no danger to any passengers. |
| The Port Authority did not immediately elaborate on what had prompted the evacuation. | The Port Authority did not immediately elaborate on what had prompted the evacuation. |
| The airport returned to normal operations just before 9 p.m., with shaken airline passengers returning to personal items strewn all over the gate area in Terminal A. | The airport returned to normal operations just before 9 p.m., with shaken airline passengers returning to personal items strewn all over the gate area in Terminal A. |
| “Insane situation here at Newark Airport,” Dave Lombardi, a writer for The Athletic website, who covers the San Francisco 49ers, said on his verified Twitter account. “They just told us all to evacuate and whole terminal scattered. Bags left behind. I initially thought it was an active shooter. Maybe a bomb threat. Confusion and chaos.” | “Insane situation here at Newark Airport,” Dave Lombardi, a writer for The Athletic website, who covers the San Francisco 49ers, said on his verified Twitter account. “They just told us all to evacuate and whole terminal scattered. Bags left behind. I initially thought it was an active shooter. Maybe a bomb threat. Confusion and chaos.” |
| James Williamson contributed reporting. |