Police say passenger claimed to have explosives in bag at Bush Airport
HOUSTON TTX June 7 2018
Security officers and law enforcement have taken a woman into custody after she claimed that she had explosives in her luggage.
According to the spokesman for the airport, the incident started at 9 a.m. when a bag had to be cleared near the ticketing area.
Authorities were then called in so the bag could be cleared near the ticketing area.
Police said about 25 other passengers were evacuated from the ticketing area, and the bomb squad was called to the scene to evaluate the bag.
Officers brought in dogs to check it, so areas were blocked off for a couple of hours. The suspicious package has been cleared, and the terminal reopened just before 11:30 a.m.
It was not immediately known what charges the woman faces and her name has not been released.
