Kansas City International Airport was evacuated Sunday after authorities received reports of a potential threat.
Evacuations were ordered around 12:15 p.m., with passengers and airport staff directed to leave parts of the terminal.
“As a precautionary measure, the department has evacuated some personnel from the airport terminal,” a spokesperson for the Aviation Department told KCTV. “AIRPORT Police are working with the FBI to confirm any potential threats. “
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Videos and photos shared online appeared to show passengers being escorted off the plane onto the tarmac while others left the terminal and gathered outside the building.
Some videos showed police and bomb-sniffing dogs searching concourses and terminals.
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Several witnesses reported what happened at the airport on social media.
“This is a bomb threat,” one person wrote on Facebook. “I just arrived in Kansas about 30 minutes ago and we are sitting on a plane away from the airport.”
Another reported, “Yeah I’m here now. There are police everywhere and people walking and can’t get my passenger out of the car.”
A third added, “I work at a hotel nearby and a guest just came in and said they weren’t letting anyone into the airport. We’re just trying to find out why. This is crazy.”
Another wrote: “Wow, I just found out about this as I was checking out of the hotel and heading to the airport. I spoke to a colleague who was at the airport and in the midst of all the chaos. Got back to the hotel and got my room. Assuming all goes well, I’m waiting for a call back from the travel agent to rebook my flight for tomorrow. It’s nice to be on the good side of a bad situation. Another reason I hate air travel!”
Authorities have not confirmed that the incident involved a bomb threat. This claim originates from eyewitness accounts circulating on social media and has not been independently verified by HT.com.
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Airport police, working with the FBI, are continuing to investigate the situation and determine whether the threat is credible.
Officials have not released further details about the incident or when the airport will resume normal operations.
