JFK cargo facility temporarily evacuated after bomb scare
Part of a cargo building at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York was evacuated as a precaution on Tuesday after a package tested positive for bomb-like materials, local station WNBC reported.
A follow-up inspection by the Police bomb squad determined the shipment to be harmless, authorities said.
Building 73, operated in part by Emirates Air, was evacuated around 2 p.m. and reopened at about 5 p.m., the TV station said on its Web site. The package in question allegedly contained a shipment of laptop computers.
JFK cargo facility temporarily evacuated after bomb scare
