JFK Airport was evacuated on Sunday due to a suspicious package. Authorities evacuated a terminal temporarily at the New York Airport for something that turned out to be a tube of toothpaste that was wrapped in duct tape.
According to Reuters, a package was found at John F. Kennedy International Airport shortly after 4:00 p.m. EST on Sunday which caused alarm The package was found in the baggage room of Concourse B in Terminal 4, where El-Al airlines operates according to Chris Valens, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
A bomb squad from the New York Police Department was sent to investigate the package. According to Officer James Duffy, they found that the package wasn't dangerous as it was nothing more than toothpaste that was covered in duct tape.
"We determined that it only contained toothpaste," Duffy said.
The evacuation was over after 90 minutes and passengers and employees were able to return to the terminal.
This evacuation comes after the bombings at the Boston Marathon last Monday. The attacks put the country on high alert and airports and airlines are seeing heightened security. Investigators also discovered ricin, a highly lethal poison in some letter addressed to President Barack Obama and Republican U.S. Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi last week.
Last week, Miami International Airport was evacuated after security screeners found a grenade in the bag of a passenger. It turned out that the grenade was just a cigarette lighter that was shaped like the explosive.
Other major New York airport, LaGuardia was also evacuated due to another suspicious package. Investigators found that the package was not threat and just contained some light ballast.
Following the bombings during the marathon, there were hundreds of reports of suspicious packages in big cities.
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