Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport reopens after bomb threat; man arrested, BSO says
.jpg "Deputies evacuated parts of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, after a man claimed he had a bomb in his bag, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Later in the day, they said it was all clear.")
Deputies arrested a man who claimed he had a bomb in his bag at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Tuesday morning, prompting an evacuation in parts of the facility, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies ordered the evacuation of the lower and upper levels of Terminal 4 while they did a security sweep, the sheriff’s office said around noon.
The sheriff’s office gave the all-clear two hours later after determining the man, Angel Orlando Fernandez-Garcia, 35, did not have a bomb.
Fernandez-Garcia was arrested on one count of false report of a bomb, the sheriff’s office said. Information on his bond or legal representation was not immediately available.
Airport officials said in a statement that the incident affected access to pre-security public areas of the arrival and departure levels of the terminal.
This story was originally published November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM.
