Man Breaches Security at JFK Terminal

He sets off alarm, then disappears; everyone is re-screened
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 16, 2010 4:53 PM CST
Man Breaches Security at JFK Terminal
Some American Airlines flights were being delayed at JFK because of a security breach.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Another airport scare for New York City: Authorities evacuated a terminal at JFK this afternoon after a man walked through a security area, set off an alarm, and then disappeared. When cops couldn't locate him, they evacuated Terminal 8 so everyone could be re-screened. A source tells the Daily News that officials think the terminal "is fine." It handles domestic and international flights for American, and some were being delayed. (More JFK Airport stories.)

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