The North Terminal of the Miami International Airport was closed due to a suspicious object

The Police Department of Miami-Dade evacuated this Saturday afternoon the Miami International Airport North Terminal due to a suspicious package that was left in the building.

The incident occurred around 6:00 p.m. when one of the dogs from the airport security forces alerted a bag that had been deposited in the CC D terminal (north terminal). The area was evacuated immediately and the relevant protocol was activated. “All the security protocols were implemented and the Bomb Units were summoned,” the police told the police. The Sun US.

For its part, the airport’s Twitter account reported that “an investigation is affecting operations at CC D” and asked passengers that “if you travel tonight and plan to do so from CC D, contact your airline to obtain the information most recent flight Some areas in CC D can still be accessed through the checkpoint in CC E.”

The airline American Airlines He also wrote a message on his profile and assured his clients that the airport team is working as quickly as possible to restore everything to normal.

Anyway, the international arrivals area was also affected although the sky train still working with normal between the seasons 1, 3 and 4.

Users quickly shared videos of the evacuation. Among them, author Frederick Joseph wrote on Twitter: “Just landed at Miami airport on what is supposed to be a bomb threat. The entire airport is closed and we are stuck at passport control.”

Meanwhile, airport workers ask travelers to arrive at the establishment with extra time due to the delays that this may generate.

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