San Francisco airport terminal reopens after evacuation

DeltaFlot · 01-30-2002, 05:11 PM

San Francisco airport terminal reopens after evacuation
January 30, 2002 Posted: 1:41 PM EST (1841 GMT)

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Passengers are being let back into a San Francisco International Airport terminal for rescreening after an apparent security breach Wednesday morning.

Possible explosives residue was found on a man's shoes as he passed through a security checkpoint, but the man "got lost in the crowd," said Mike McCarron, assistant airport director. The incident occurred around 6:50 a.m. PST, McCarron said.

Terminal 3, home to United Airlines flights, was shut down, and passengers were told to leave the area. About 30 gates, all belonging to United, were affected. The terminal reopened about three hours later, but flights have yet to resume.

Authorities are searching for a white male in his 40s. McCarron said he didn't know if the man fled from the area.

He said the man went through a random check, and security personnel detected "a possible type of residue they wanted to investigate further."

The residue could have been from explosives or could have been something like traces of nitroglycerin heart medication, he said.

Wingman · 01-30-2002, 08:51 PM

I am glad to see that our airports are nice and safe now that we have federalized the airport security personnel.

If someone drove a tank through, do you think the security personnel would notice? Just curious.

01-30-2002, 05:11 PM	#1
DeltaFlot The Patriot Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Laurel, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,228	San Francisco airport terminal reopens after evacuation San Francisco airport terminal reopens after evacuation January 30, 2002 Posted: 1:41 PM EST (1841 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Passengers are being let back into a San Francisco International Airport terminal for rescreening after an apparent security breach Wednesday morning. Possible explosives residue was found on a man's shoes as he passed through a security checkpoint, but the man "got lost in the crowd," said Mike McCarron, assistant airport director. The incident occurred around 6:50 a.m. PST, McCarron said. Terminal 3, home to United Airlines flights, was shut down, and passengers were told to leave the area. About 30 gates, all belonging to United, were affected. The terminal reopened about three hours later, but flights have yet to resume. Authorities are searching for a white male in his 40s. McCarron said he didn't know if the man fled from the area. He said the man went through a random check, and security personnel detected "a possible type of residue they wanted to investigate further." The residue could have been from explosives or could have been something like traces of nitroglycerin heart medication, he said. __________________ Febuary 15, 1898 December 7, 1941 June 8, 1967 September 11, 2001 Never Forget, Never Forgive If you kick the Tiger in the arse, you better be able to deal with the Tiger's teeth.

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01-30-2002, 08:51 PM	#2
Wingman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Bangor, ME Age: 34 Posts: 429	I am glad to see that our airports are nice and safe now that we have federalized the airport security personnel. If someone drove a tank through, do you think the security personnel would notice? Just curious.