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Police have issued an all-clear notice at a Florida airport after a suspicious package was found Sunday night.
According to Fox13 News.com, the Broward Sheriff's Office revealed the suspicious package was discovered outside Terminal 4 in a rental car at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at just after 6:30 p.m. local time.
Our deputies and bomb squad are responding to a report of a suspicious package outside @FLLFlyer Terminal 4. https://t.co/rEXixyrYX4- Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) November 12, 2018
Our deputies and bomb squad are responding to a report of a suspicious package outside @FLLFlyer Terminal 4. https://t.co/rEXixyrYX4
Our deputies have deemed the package safe, and issued an all-clear. https://t.co/J2lja0vkSY- Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) November 12, 2018
Our deputies have deemed the package safe, and issued an all-clear. https://t.co/J2lja0vkSY
As a result, police shut down the roads around the Fort Lauderdale airport and the bomb squad was called to the scene. By around 10 p.m., officials announced the bomb squad and deputies had deemed the package safe.
@browardsheriff activity at the the airport has been resolved. FLL has resumed normal activities and the roadways have reopened. Expect flight delays and check with your airlines for the latest flight information. We appreciate your patience.- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) November 12, 2018
@browardsheriff activity at the the airport has been resolved. FLL has resumed normal activities and the roadways have reopened. Expect flight delays and check with your airlines for the latest flight information. We appreciate your patience.
While normal operations resumed and the roadways were once again open a short time later, officials from Fort Lauderdale airport said flight delays were to be expected. Travelers were advised to check with their airlines for the latest flight information.
Investigative journalist Laura Loomer reported the suspicious package was actually a box marked "provisional ballot box," and it was found in a car last driven by a Broward County employee.
EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: An SOE box with the word "PROVISIONAL" was found by an @Avis employee in the back of a rental car at #FortLauderdaleAirport tonight. Last person to drive the car was a Broward County employee with @Broward.org email address. @browardsheriff responded to scene. pic.twitter.com/cAGE1e37xt- Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) November 12, 2018
EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: An SOE box with the word "PROVISIONAL" was found by an @Avis employee in the back of a rental car at #FortLauderdaleAirport tonight. Last person to drive the car was a Broward County employee with @Broward.org email address. @browardsheriff responded to scene. pic.twitter.com/cAGE1e37xt
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