UPDATE: San Diego airport was evacuated after passenger grabbed unsearched bag around barrier
SAN DIEGO — A passenger at San Diego International Airport prompted an evacuation of Terminal 2 by reaching around a plexiglass barrier to retrieve a bag that had been flagged for additional inspection, a spokeswoman with the Transportation Security Administration said Friday.
The carry-on bag was flagged by an explosives specialist for a search around 12:25 p.m. Thursday, TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers said. The bag was diverted onto another lane of the conveyor, but a male traveler reached around a barrier and took the bag before an agent could search it. Dankers would not specify why the bag was flagged for additional screening. TSA scanners are designed to detect the kinds of organic materials used in explosives, but they can also be set off by harmless organic materials, such as food.
John Pistole, who served as administrator of the TSA from 2010 to 2014, told ABC 10News that investigators will be interested in finding the man, if they haven’t already.
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