Suspicious Package Prompts Lockdown At FLL
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HOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) -- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was put on lockdown after a suspicious package was found outside an airport terminal.
The package was found outside Terminal 4 at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Airport officials told CBS4 the lockdown was lifted at about 9:30 p.m.
Spirit, Frontier, British Airways, and Avianca are among the airlines that operate out of FLL's Terminal 4, according to the airport's website.
The roadways into the airport were closed, a tweet from the Broward Sheriff's Office said. A CBS4 photojournalist trying to get to the airport said traffic was backed up around all of the airport's entrances.
One passenger inside Terminal 4 told CBS4 himself and other passengers were not allowed to leave the terminal after their flights arrived. The passenger said vague announcements were contributing to confusion among passengers.
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CBS4's Amber Diaz reports nearly 30 flights were delayed at FLL Sunday night.