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UPDATE - BREAKING: - BOMB FOUND ON PLANE FROM LONDON - 2 UPS Planes Isolated At Philadelphia International Airport
UPDATED AT BOTTOM
PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – Authorities have isolated two cargo planes are Philadelphia International Airport following a report of a suspicious package.
Local and federal authorities are investigating a suspicious package aboard a cargo plane that landed at Philadelphia International Airport at about 9 a.m. Friday. A second UPS plane was isolated near the UPS terminal before take off.
Authorities say a crew member aboard an inbound UPS plane from Paris, France notified authorities on approach about a suspicious package. The crew member described a possible radiological component to the package.
The two occupants safely exited the aircraft after landing in a remote area of the airport.
Authorities have not said if the incidents are related. Both remain under investigation.
Airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica says Philadelphia police and
other agencies are with the plane at a remote part of the airport.
Lupica says she believes the flight is a cargo plane. She referred
all other questions to the Department of Homeland Security.
Operations at the airport have not been affected. No delays are reported.
UPDATED - CNN: HAZMAT Incident
Reuters: Bomb threat checked on cargo plane in Philadelphia
NBC Philly: Suspicious Pkgs seized from plane @ Philly Intl
UPDATE II -
- Fighter Jets Scramble Following Threats To Planes
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- Quick Summary Live Updating
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CBS Philly:
UPDATE - BREAKING: - BOMB FOUND ON PLANE FROM LONDON - 2 UPS Planes Isolated At Philadelphia International Airport
UPDATED AT BOTTOM
PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – Authorities have isolated two cargo planes are Philadelphia International Airport following a report of a suspicious package.
Local and federal authorities are investigating a suspicious package aboard a cargo plane that landed at Philadelphia International Airport at about 9 a.m. Friday. A second UPS plane was isolated near the UPS terminal before take off.
Authorities say a crew member aboard an inbound UPS plane from Paris, France notified authorities on approach about a suspicious package. The crew member described a possible radiological component to the package.
The two occupants safely exited the aircraft after landing in a remote area of the airport.
Authorities have not said if the incidents are related. Both remain under investigation.
Airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica says Philadelphia police and
other agencies are with the plane at a remote part of the airport.
Lupica says she believes the flight is a cargo plane. She referred
all other questions to the Department of Homeland Security.
Operations at the airport have not been affected. No delays are reported.
UPDATED - CNN: HAZMAT Incident
Reuters: Bomb threat checked on cargo plane in Philadelphia
NBC Philly: Suspicious Pkgs seized from plane @ Philly Intl
UPDATE II -
Report: Bomb Found On Plane In London
Homeland Security is conducting sweeps on UPS planes at Newark Liberty International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. DHS investigating suspicious packages reported on the cargo planes after a explosive device was reportedly found aboard UPS flight in London.- Fighter Jets Scramble Following Threats To Planes
Yesterday, I was in Long Beach, CA and I watched 8 straight C-17's scramble out of Long Beach Airport, and veer out towards LAX. EIGHT! That was not reported in the news. But these today, out of the New York City area are making the news. Good. ...
- Breaking: Luton Airport Evacuated
This airport is north of London, in Bedfordshire, and England's sixth largest airport: Luton Airport terminal evacuated after suspicious item found (Reuters) - The terminal building at Luton Airport, north of London, has been evacuated after a suspicious...
- Quick Summary Live Updating
No links here, updating as I can as I hear it on the news. Needless to say this is all very fluid right now. 1:35 est -- DHS increases security measures on ALL flights, passenger and cargo. Expect longer wait times at airports. Getting to be a really...
-
"A TSA Spokesperson just told us that if you have an incident like this on board a flight you should immeidately report it to a TSA customer service person at the airport when you arrive." Don't ya think that might be a little late? And WHY THE FUCK...
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Bomb threat left behind on plane at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport A note with a bomb threat was discovered onboard a U.S. Airways flight by a cleaning crew at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport early Monday. The letter was found at...