Bahamasair passenger causes security scare at MIA

Thu, Jan 6th 2011, 04:21 AM

A passenger on a Bahamasair flight from The Bahamas caused a shutdown of a section of concourse G at Miami International Airport yesterday when a bomb-sniffing dog trained its senses on that person’s carry-on luggage, authorities said.
According to Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) spokesperson, Sari Koshetz, a safe zone was immediately established around the suspicious luggage around 9:50 a.m., as Miami Dade Police’s bomb squad teams took control of the bag.
An hour later the bomb squad declared that no explosives were found in the bag and the terminal was reopened.
“It was determined the bag had contained chemicals the K9 was trained to locate, but no exp ...

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