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Security alert at Miami airport Security alert at Miami airport
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The main airport in the US city of Miami has been evacuated after authorities found what they described as a "possible explosive device". Miami airport was briefly evacuated after baggage screeners found a possible explosive device - but it turned out to be a false alarm.
The device was found during luggage screening at the airport's F terminal, officials said. A suspicous device was found during luggage screening at the F terminal, and passengers and staff were told the leave the building.
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 all-clear was given just over an hour later.
The terminal serves United Airlines domestic and international flights. Television footage showed hundreds of passengers and staff gathering along roads leading to the terminal.
"A possible explosive device showed up in an X-ray machine at the checkpoint," airport spokesman Greg Chin told the Associated Press news agency."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. Bomb disposal experts were called in to investigate but the item was found to be harmless.
The terminal serves United Airlines domestic and international flights.