San Francisco International Airport resumes operations following bomb threat
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San Francisco Police said officers found a "suspicious package" and evacuated the international terminal.
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SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) - San Francisco International Airport said it resumed normal operations after evacuating the international terminal late on Friday (July 15) following a bomb threat.
"Police have cleared the Int’l Terminal. SFO resumes normal operations," the airport said in a tweet on Saturday.
"Police have cleared the Int’l Terminal. SFO resumes normal operations," the airport said in a tweet on Saturday.
The airport said it has resumed its AirTrain service and that the Bay Area Rapid Transit trains service would restart at 6.25am local time.
Earlier, the airport terminal was evacuated after San Francisco police said officers had received a bomb threat at the airport and found a suspicious package on investigation.
The Associated Press reported that police had taken a man into custody following the investigation.
