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Security alert at Miami airport Security alert at Miami airport
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Miami's main airport terminal has been evacuated after authorities found what they described as "a possible explosive device". The main airport in the US city of Miami has been evacuated after authorities found what they described as a "possible explosive device".
The device was found during luggage screening on the air terminal's F concourse, said airport spokesman Greg Chin, reported by AP news agency. The device was found during luggage screening at the airport's F terminal, officials said.
Airport staff including baggage handlers and passengers have been told to leave the terminal. All passengers and staff have been told to leave the airport, some eight miles (13km) north-west of Miami, while bomb disposal experts investigate.
The terminal serves United Airlines domestic and international flights.The terminal serves United Airlines domestic and international flights.
"A possible explosive device showed up in an X-ray machine at the checkpoint," airport spokesman Greg Chin told the Associated Press news agency.
Television footage showed hundreds of passengers, some with luggage, and airport staff gathered along roads leading to the terminal.