'Suspicious' package closes half of Washington Dulles Airport terminal

Friday, January 7, 2011

At approximately 1600 EST (2100 UTC) a suspicious package was found near the baggage claim at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, United States, leading to the closure of around half of the terminal. Police later determined that the package was harmless and reopened the affected areas of the airport. Parts of the airport had been closed for two hours before being reopened.

Officials from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said a canine unit was attracted to an unattended piece of baggage near the baggage claim. They did not disclose what the package contained, but an official said the package did not look similar to other suspicious packages sent to Maryland state government buildings earlier today.

Due to the package, four baggage claims and a United Airlines ticket counter were temporarily vacated. Flights continued to operate at the airport during the investigation.

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Sources

Associated Press. "Police close half of Dulles Airport's main terminal in Va. to investigate suspicious package" — WGHP, January 6, 2011
Kafia A. Hosh. "Suspicious package at Dulles" — The Washington Post, January 6, 2011

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