Bomb squads search suspicious vehicle at Washington DC airport

A SUSPICIOUS vehicle parked in the departure area of Washington Dulles International Airport is being searched after police canine unit alerted them to the car.

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Police are searching a vehicle at Washington Dulles airport

Officials have set out a police caution area around the vehicle, which extends to some interior areas of the airport terminal and to the upper area of the road.

Traffic has been detoured has bomb squads search the area.

A Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesman said: “"Police at Dulles International Airport have cleared the vehicle of hazardous materials and re-opened the roadway and other areas inside the terminal that were part of the safety perimeter.

"The investigation is wrapping up near the vehicle; all operations are returning to normal. Flights continued operating throughout the incident, which began at about 5pm local time (10pm BST).”

 

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