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All Clear After Package Closes Newark Airport Terminal
NEW YORK (1010 WINS/CBS 2/AP) — The FBI has cleared what was thought to be a Suspicious Package at Newark Liberty International Airport. FBI Special Agent Bryan Travers says the package is a computer monitor that normally emits small amounts of radiation and there is no danger. The device is being shipped to the same destination as it’s owner who is already in flight. Terminal A, which is home to American Airlines at the airport, was shut down during Monday morning’s investigat...

Computer monitor causes scare at Newark airport
NEWARK, N.J. -- A computer monitor that was checked as baggage caused a security scare Monday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport, prompting officials to shut down a terminal for two hours as a precaution. The Transportation Security Administration detected the Suspicious Package at 6:17 a.m. during screening of checked baggage in Terminal A, which is home to American Airlines ( AMR - news - people ) at the airport, TSA spokesman James Fotenos said. "To ensure the safety of the trave...

Newark airport terminal given all-clear to reopen
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Officials say a terminal at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened after a computer monitor caused a precautionary shutdown. FBI agent Bryan Travers says the monitor normally emits small amounts of radiation and there was no danger. The terminal is home to American Airlines at the airport and was shut down during Monday morning's investigation. American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith says the package was found behind the ticket counter at a security c...

Suspicious package closes Newark airport terminal
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Terminal A at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport is closed while police investigate a Suspicious Package. American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith tells The Associated Press he’s been told the package was found at a security checkpoint. The terminal is where American Airlines’ flights are based at Newark. TV footage shows a large number of emergency vehicles outside the terminal....

Suspicious package closes Newark airport terminal
Terminal A at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport is closed while police investigate a Suspicious Package. American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith tells The Associated Press he's been told the package was found at a security checkpoint. The terminal is where American Airlines' flights are based at Newark. TV footage shows a large number of emergency vehicles outside the terminal....

Suspicious Package Closes Newark Airport Terminal
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) A terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey is closed while police investigate a Suspicious Package. Port Authority spokesman Justice Karp says the closing at the airport near New York City is a precaution. American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith tells The Associated Press the package was found behind the ticket counter at a security checkpoint where checked bags are screened. The terminal is where American Airlines' flights are based at Newark. TV foot...

Newark Airport terminal shut due to alert
NEWARK — Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport was closed early Monday while police investigated a Suspicious Package. The terminal is where American flights are based at Newark. TV footage showed a large number of emergency vehicles outside the terminal. American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith told The Associated Press the package was found behind the ticket counter at a security checkpoint where checked bags are screened. Get the latest updates on this story and others ...

Computer monitor causes scare at Newark airport
Newark, N.J. – A computer monitor that was checked as baggage caused a security scare Monday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport, prompting officials to shut down part of a terminal for about an hour as a precaution. The Transportation Security Administration detected the Suspicious Package at 6:17 a.m. during screening of checked baggage in Terminal A, which is home to American Airlines at the airport, TSA spokesman James Fotenos said. "To ensure the safety of the traveling ...

Newark Airport re-opens after bomb scare
Reuters · Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 Newark, New Jersey — Security forces began allowing passengers back into Newark Airport’s Terminal A after the terminal was shut for more than half an hour early Monday because of a Suspicious Package, a Reuters witness said. Officials determined the suspicious package contained a computer monitor, 1010 WINS radio reported. The shutdown at Newark’s Liberty International Airport, one of three major airports serving the New York City metropoli...

All Clear at Newark After Bomb Scare Closes Terminal
Authorities have given the "all clear" at Newark Airport after TSA employees detected a "positive hit" for possible explosives in a bag during checked luggage screening at Terminal A, NBCNewYork has learned. Terminal A had been shut down out of an abundance of precaution, authorities said. The Union County Bomb Squad and Port Authority police were called in to investigate. American Airlines flights are based at the terminal, which reopened just before 9 a.m. Authorities deter...

'Security scare' shuts US airport
One of the terminals at Newark Liberty International Airport near New York has reopened after a brief closure due to a security scare. The incident was sparked by a suspect package at an American Airlines counter in Terminal A, later found to be benign. Television pictures had shown a number of emergency services vehicles parked outside the airport building with lights flashing and no traffic being allowed to approach. Newark is 15 miles from Manhattan. Terminal A is where American Airlines (AA)...

Newark Airport terminal closed, bomb squad on scene
Newark, New Jersey | Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:14am EST Newark, New Jersey (Reuters) - Security forces shut Terminal A at New Jersey's Newark International Airport on Monday morning and the Bomb Squad was called to the scene, a Reuters witness said. Authorities were investigating a Suspicious Package at the terminal, CNN reported. Traffic was being blocked from approaching the terminal, it said. (Reporting by Jessica Rinaldi; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Vicki Allen) U.S. ...

Newark Airport terminal closed, bomb squad on scene
NEWARK, New Jersey Dec 20 (Reuters) - Security forces shut Terminal A at New Jersey's Newark International Airport on Monday morning and the Bomb Squad was called to the scene, a Reuters witness said. (Reporting by Jessica Rinaldi, editing by Daniel Trotta) ...

Newark Airport terminal closed, bomb squad on scene
Newark, New Jersey | Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:00am EST Newark, New Jersey (Reuters) - Security forces shut Terminal A at New Jersey's Newark International Airport on Monday morning and the Bomb Squad was called to the scene, a Reuters witness said. (Reporting by Jessica Rinaldi, editing by Daniel Trotta) U.S. ...

Newark Airport Closed, Bomb Squad On The Scene
Reuters is reporting that Terminal A at New Jersey's Newark Airport has been shut down to the public and a Bomb Squad is on the scene. ABC News is reporting that a possible bomb was found behind a counter at American Airlines. No vehicle traffic has been allowed in or out of the terminal and the Essex County Bomb Squad is on the scene. More to come... Get HuffPost Travel On Twitter and Facebook! ...

British Police Arrest 12 in Terror Plot; Newark Airport Terminal Briefly Shut for "Suspicious Package"
​• British police have arrested 12 men, aged 17-28, from London, Cardiff, and Stoke-on-Trent, said to be involved in a plot to bomb "unspecified targets" in the U.K., "inspired by Al Qaeda." This appears the largest arrest for Terrorism in Britain since April 2009. [NYT] • Terminal A at Newark Airport was shut down after a bag in a bag room tested positive for explosives. It turned out to be a computer monitor leaking a small amount of radiation. The terminal has reopened. [NBC NY,

All Clear Order at Newark After Bomb Scare
The all clear order has been given at Newark, New Jersey's Liberty International Airport after one terminal was evacuated due to a potential Bomb Scare. More Video ...

Newark Airport re-opens after bomb scare
Security forces began allowing passengers back into Newark Airport's Terminal A after the terminal had been shut for more than half an hour early today because of a Bomb Scare, a Reuters witness said. It'll be packed snow. Does sex still sell movies? ...

All Those Cops at the Newark Airport
Were just bored, so they all decided to powwow over questionable batch of brownies. You're completely safe. Nothing to see here, move along. Update: Computer monitor caused the scare ...

Bomb scares cause New York jitters
Police responded to two false bomb alarms in New York and at nearby Newark Airport Monday as jitters grew over security during the busy end-of-year Holiday Season. Part of Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was briefly shut down after discovery of a Suspicious Package that turned out to contain a harmless computer. A few hours later, police responding to a suspicious vehicle closed off part of a street joining famed 5th Avenue in Manhattan, near the tourist magnet of the Metrop...

Late-week storm could snarl holiday travel plans
It's supposed to be a joyous time of year, but for Chicagoans planning to travel this week, it may be a nail-biter. Unpredictable storms were forecast for the area, with a volatile one possibly making its way to the Chicago area late Thursday, just as thousands of holiday travelers are expected to take to the sky, roads and rails, possibly leading to cancellations, delays and other hassles. Of course, the storm also might peter out or miss the region entirely. "To an extent, travelers flying i...

BRITAIN CRAWLS TO A HALT...
National embarrassment deepened to abject humiliation last night as more than half a million Christmas travellers remained stranded in the UK. Major arterial roads and the Channel Rail Link ground to a standstill, unable to cope with drifting snow, Black Ice and "Refugees" from Heathrow. Temperatures were expected to drop to -13C last night and snow is expected across much of the country again today, particularly in southern England, Wales, the Midlands and Scotland. There is little prospect of ...

How to make the hours fly by while you're waiting at the airport
Eight-year-old Jackson Grefe spread his make-up homework on a table at Orlando International Airport while his mom, sister and grandparents Christmas-shopped the airport stores. His father sat with him, looking bored. It was late morning, two hours since a shuttle bus had delivered the family from their Disney Cruise Line Vacation. In six more hours, they'd board a flight home to Toledo, Ohio. "We've got some Christmas Shopping we're going to do. We plan on doing a nice lunch somewhere. And the...

Holiday travel for Californians rises
The stormy weather might make the going tougher, but it won't keep a greater number of Northern Californians from treating themselves to a holiday trip this year. For the first time since The Economy took a plunge in 2008, the number of travelers is estimated to go up. More than 11.6 million Californians are expected to travel leading up to Christmas and through New Year's - a 3 percent increase from last year, according to AAA's annual holiday travel survey. "What this indicates is a very mea...

Holiday travel for Californians rises
The stormy weather might make the going tougher, but it won't keep a greater number of Northern Californians from treating themselves to a holiday trip this year. For the first time since The Economy took a plunge in 2008, the number of travelers is estimated to go up. More than 11.6 million Californians are expected to travel leading up to Christmas and through New Year's - a 3 percent increase from last year, according to AAA's annual holiday travel survey. "What this indicates is a very mea...