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San Francisco International Airport resumes operations following bomb threat

Published: 16 Jul 2022 - 12:11 pm | Last Updated: 16 Jul 2022 - 12:12 pm
Travellers and airport staff are evacuated from San Francisco International airport, after police found a suspicious object at the airport following a bomb threat, in San Francisco, California, U.S. July 15, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Malena Leon-Farrera/via REUTERS

Travellers and airport staff are evacuated from San Francisco International airport, after police found a suspicious object at the airport following a bomb threat, in San Francisco, California, U.S. July 15, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Malena Leon-Farrera/via REUTERS

Reuters

San Francisco International Airport said it resumed normal operations after evacuating the international terminal late on Friday following a bomb threat.

"Police have cleared the Int'l Terminal. SFO resumes normal operations," the airport said in a tweet on Saturday.

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 airport said it has resumed its AirTrain service and that the Bay Area Rapid Transit trains service would restart at 6:25 AM local time.

The Associated Press reported that police had taken a man into custody following the investigation.