Police give all-clear after Miami airport concourse evacuation
Police gave Miami International Airport the all-clear Saturday night after Concourse J had been evacuated, airport officials said.
The evacuation was ordered after a suspicious item was discovered in a check-in area bathroom. The area was cleared at around 9:30 p.m.
The Miami-Dade police bomb squad and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene.
We are investigating a suspicious item found @iflymia. Some areas of the airport have been evacuated as the investigation is conducted. More information will follow as it becomes available. Thank you. https://t.co/tW0brKjMw9
— Miami-Dade Police (@MiamiDadePD) November 19, 2017
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This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published November 18, 2017 at 9:11 PM with the headline "Police give all-clear after Miami airport concourse evacuation."