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PA airport reopens after suspicious item found in checked bag

Pa.'s University Park Airport back open after security scare
Pa.'s University Park Airport back open after security scare 00:25

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (CBS) -- Operations at the University Park Airport have returned to normal after a security scare Friday night closed it for several hours.

Friday night, officials evacuated the airport after TSA found a suspicious item in a checked bag, which was on a flight bound for Chicago.

Local police, bomb technicians and canines swept the terminal.

The TSA later determined there was nothing of danger.

Penn State University says buses brought about 100 passengers to campus where they provided shelter and food.

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