PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Part of Palm Beach International Airport was shut down and evacuated Wednesday after a man claimed to have a bomb in his backpack, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.
According to PBSO spokeswoman Teri Barbera, the incident happened at a ticket counter on the third floor of the airport.
A man made threats to harm himself and claimed he had a bomb in his backpack. He was eventually taken into custody.
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The third floor of PBIA was evacuated and shut down while authorities searched the man's backpack.
Our WPTV news crew at the airport saw an escalator to the third floor blocked off. However, the entire floor was eventually reopened just before 12:30 p.m.
"The incident is over and the airport is open and back to normal operations," said Lacy Larson, the director of marketing, communications, and air service at PBIA, in a written statement to WPTV.
The evacuation did not appear to impact flights, as a check of PBIA's arrivals and departures showed most planes on time.
