PBI evacuated at ticket counter on third level

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Aug 3, 2013, 6:51 pm

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PBI evacuated at ticket counter on third level

I can't find a news from Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach International Airport is evacuated at the ticket counter on third level. Due to suspicious package.

I can't find the news either.

Does anybody know what happened at PBI this late-evening?

Aug 3, 2013, 7:20 pm

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Google the name of the airport, click on news?

For instance: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/ne...of-lugg/nZC5Y/

Aug 4, 2013, 12:16 pm

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Quote:

A beeping alarm clock in a piece of luggage put airport workers on edge Saturday, prompting them to call the county’s explosive experts.

The suspicious bag caused two floors of Palm Beach International Airport to be evacuated and close for several hours, delaying flights.

Yes, because as we all know, all bombs BEEP-BEEP-BEEP periodically, usually an hour or more before they explode, so when you hear a BEEP-BEEP-BEEP coming from a bag, evacuate and call the bomb squad, because it's your 60-minute boom-boom warning.

Good lord. Such stupidity. I really don't understand how folks who think this way are able to get through the day without trying to use a blow-dryer in the shower or activate cruise control on the way to work so they can take a nap.

Darwin Awards. When the word "MORON" just isn't strong enough.

Aug 4, 2013, 7:44 pm