KANSAS CITY —Kansas City Aviation Department (KCAD) received a call of a potential device inside the Kansas City international Airport (MCI) terminal Sunday Morning, as well in the parking garage.
Airport police and other law enforcement, including the FBI, worked quickly to evaluate the situation and ensure the safety of everyone.
As part of that process, KCAD staff evacuated travelers from the terminal and held inbound flights on the taxiway away from the gates during the event.
Law Enforcement was able to determine no credible threat to the Airport or those inside the terminal. Once that determination was made, KCAD has started working to resume normal operations and minimize disruptions. The evacuation lasted approximately two hours.
During the sweep of the garage, a vehicle on the top floor was identified by K9 units as suspicious. As protocol, KCPD Bomb and Arson were called in to investigate and the garage was kept closed for an additional three hours.
Bomb and Arson investigated the vehicle and was able to determine that there was no threat.
As always, the KCAD and FBI encourage anyone who becomes aware of anything suspicious or concerning to report that to law enforcement.
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KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement including the FBI forced the evacuation of portions of Kansas City International Airport terminal Sunday afternoon due to a threat.
On their social media page, the airport wrote, "The Kansas City Aviation Department is aware of a situation at Kansas City International Airport (MCI). As a precaution, the department has evacuated sections of the Airport Terminal."
"Airport Police are working with the FBI to substantiate any potential threat."
FBI Director Kash Patrol wrote on social media, "The FBI and our law enforcement partners quickly responded to the scene and secured the area. The threat was reviewed and determined not to be credible. Terminal has been swept, cleared, and normal operations resumed."
"Thank you to our federal partners at U. S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Duffy for the coordination and quick response. Threats like these are a federal crime. FBI and law enforcement partners will fully investigate and bring to justice anyone responsible."
Just before 2p.m. the Airport terminal re-opened.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote, "The security incident at Kansas City is now clear and normal operations are resuming. I want to thank law enforcement including the FBI for their timely response.
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