Broward County

Deputies investigate bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, officials say

Broward deputies are investigating a bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Broward deputies are investigating a bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon, officials said. South Florida Sun Sentinel

Broward deputies are investigating a bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale-International Airport on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. For now, it does not pose a threat to travelers.

Around 1:30 p.m., a 911 call came in that dispatchers classified as a bomb threat at the airport, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives are actively investigating it.

Information is sparse, but travelers at the airport are not at risk or in danger, the sheriff’s office said. A person has been detained but not arrested or charged.

This is a developing story.

This story was originally published October 14, 2023 at 2:48 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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