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| Terminal evacuated at NY airport | Terminal evacuated at NY airport |
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| A terminal at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport was briefly evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious package, officials said. | |
| The package was found at 1020 local time (1520 GMT) but the city's bomb squad found it to be harmless and containing cologne. | The package was found at 1020 local time (1520 GMT) but the city's bomb squad found it to be harmless and containing cologne. |
| The evacuation affected the American Airlines terminal. | The evacuation affected the American Airlines terminal. |
| The move came amid heightened security in the UK, with an attack on Glasgow airport and car bombs found in London. | The move came amid heightened security in the UK, with an attack on Glasgow airport and car bombs found in London. |
| New York and New Jersey port authority spokesman Steve Coleman said authorities had taken "a number of measures as we always do to respond to security situations immediately". | New York and New Jersey port authority spokesman Steve Coleman said authorities had taken "a number of measures as we always do to respond to security situations immediately". |
| Terminal operations returned to normal within an hour and no flights were affected, officials said. | Terminal operations returned to normal within an hour and no flights were affected, officials said. |
| Authorities in the US have heightened security at airports and train station in the wake of the incidents in the UK but the alert level nationwide has not been raised. | Authorities in the US have heightened security at airports and train station in the wake of the incidents in the UK but the alert level nationwide has not been raised. |
| The British government on Saturday raised the terrorist alert to critical - the highest level. | The British government on Saturday raised the terrorist alert to critical - the highest level. |