US EditionUS: Fort Lauderdale airport evacuated over bomb threat
- A man in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Terminal 1, made a false bomb threat after having trouble with a kiosk.
- Law enforcement evacuated the upper level and closed departures at Terminal 1 as a precaution due to the threat.
- The man, Tyler Baeder, was taken into custody and the threat was determined to be unfounded. Baeder now faces charges.
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RI man accused of making fake bomb threat at Florida airport
FORT LAUDERDALE (WPRI) — A Rhode Island man was taken into custody at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Sunday evening after claiming to have bomb in his bag, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office. Tyler Baeder, 27, of Westerly, has been charged with false reporting concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction, as well as resisting an officer without violence. Deputies responded to Terminal 1 sho…
According to a statement from the Broward County Sheriff's Office, where the Fort Lauderdale airport is located, the warning called for the evacuation of the second floor of Terminal 1 of the airport and the call to the Police's explosive disposal unit
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