FBI: AA Plane Searched After Unclaimed Cell Phone Found
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MIAMI (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Authorities responded to Miami International Airport after an unclaimed cell phone was found aboard an American Airlines jet.
FBI spokesman Michael D. Leverock told local media outlets Tuesday night that a passenger finally came forward to claim the cell phone.
The Miami-Dade Police Department's bomb squad responded Tuesday after "suspicious activity" was reported on the American Airlines flight arriving from Paris.
Alexis Aran Coello, corporate communications manager for Fort Worth-based American Airlines, says the plane was taken to a secure location and was searched by law enforcement.
Officials say local and federal authorities conducted a search for about two hours after the plane had landed. By 6 p.m., the plane was cleared.
Leverock says no charges have been filed.
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