KCI Airport reopens after evacuation due to potential bomb threat
Police officers investigate the garage nearest the terminal at the Kansas City International Airport on Sunday, March 8, after the airport received a bomb threat, evacuated and reopened a couple hours later. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Parts of the terminal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) were evacuated Sunday afternoon as a precaution after the airport received a bomb threat, officials with the Kansas City Aviation Department said. The airport reopened shortly after 2 p.m.
Airport police worked with members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate the potential threat, officials said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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A long line of planes waits to take off as Kansas City International Airport investigates a potential threat to the terminal on Sunday, March 8. Ben Wheeler The Kansas City Star
The airport received the threat shortly before 11:15 a.m., said Jackson Overstreet, a spokesman for the Kansas City Aviation Department.
The FBI was aware of the threat and was working with local law enforcement, city and airport officials to determine its credibility, said Dixon Land, a spokesman for the FBI’s Kansas City offices.
Police blocked off the flyover ramp from Interstate 29 that takes travelers to the terminal on Northwest Cookingham Drive.
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