Crime & Safety

'Suspicious Package' At SFO Leads To Partial Evacuation

BREAKING: A box that was brought to a counter at the airport was investigated, airport officials say.

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CA β€” Officials at San Francisco International Airport investigated a suspicious package early this morning, airport officials said.

According to airport spokesman Doug Yakel, a passenger at the Cathay Pacific ticket counter in the International Terminal had a box that needed to be cleared.

A portion of the terminal was evacuated as officials investigated the box, Yakel said.

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Shortly after midnight the box was deemed safe and all areas of the terminal were reopened, Yakel said.
Further details were not immediately available.

β€” By Bay City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone

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