Denver airport given all-clear after security threat

March 23, 2016 | 17:03

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A section of the main terminal at Denver International Airport was evacuated on Tuesday because of a possible security threat, officials said.

File photo of American Airlines and US Airways signs standing next to each others at Denver International Airport in Denver. (AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand)

LOS ANGELES: A section of the main terminal at Denver International Airport was temporarily evacuated Tuesday (Mar 22) after the discovery of "suspicious items," officials said.

An airport spokesman told AFP that the alarm was sounded shortly before 3pm (5am, Singapore time) after at least one suspicious package was found near the American Airlines ticket counter.

The discovery, coming in the wake of the terror attacks in Belgium, prompted police to evacuate the western side of the terminal but flights were not disrupted.

The airport, one of the busiest in the country, resumed normal operations later in the afternoon after police cleared the suspicious packages and no threat was found.

The security alert came in the wake of terror attacks in Brussels that left around 35 dead and scores more injured.

AFP

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