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Mexico-bound plane evacuated in Miami over 'security concern' – airport Mexico-bound plane evacuated in Miami over 'security concern'
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A “security concern” caused the evacuation of all passengers from an American Airlines flight heading to Mexico City at the Miami International Airport. The threat has since been lifted without an official explanation. A “security concern” caused the evacuation of all passengers from an American Airlines flight heading to Mexico City at Miami International Airport. The threat has since been lifted without an official explanation.
Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed it investigated a security concern at the airport. The passengers have disembarked and neccessary “safety protocols have been set in place,” police said in a tweet. Miami-Dade Police Department confirmed it investigated a security concern at the airport. Passengers disembarked and necessary “safety protocols [were] set in place,” police said in a tweet.
K-9 units were dispatched to the aircraft, according to eyewitnesses.K-9 units were dispatched to the aircraft, according to eyewitnesses.
American Airlines dismissed the concern as a “non-credible threat, that should be cleared momentarily,” as cited by Reuters. American Airlines dismissed the concern as a “non-credible threat, that should be cleared momentarily,” according to Reuters.
Still, officers in full protective gear armed with assault rifles were spotted at the scene.Still, officers in full protective gear armed with assault rifles were spotted at the scene.
Juha Mikkola, a passenger on the evacuated flight, tweeted that people were kept in the dark about the cause of the flight’s delay and the extensive checks they were being subjected to. He said that law enforces were searching the passengers' phones.  Juha Mikkola, a passenger on the evacuated flight, tweeted that people were kept in the dark about the cause of the flight’s delay and the extensive checks to which they were being subjected. He said that law enforcers were searching the passengers' phones. 
Less than an hour after the initial alert, police gave the all clear for passengers to board the plane and depart to Mexico City. Less than an hour after the initial alert, police gave the all-clear for passengers to board the plane and depart for Mexico City.
No official explanation for the delay has been released. However, a passenger tweeted a rumor that an image of the plane with a threat was sent to a number of passengers through Apple’s file-sharing protocol AirDrop.
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