NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Travelers were evacuated from a terminal at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport Saturday afternoon after a security breach.
Local TV channel NY1 cited a New York Port Authority spokesman as saying that passengers were asked at around 3 p.m. to leave Terminal 8 and be re-screened.
The spokesman would not describe the breach.
Earlier this month, a man breached security at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, causing massive delays after Terminal C was shut down for six hours while passengers were re-screened.
Christmas bombing suspect on U.S. bound flight pleads not guilty
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Arab-Americans hold signs saying 'Islam Is Against Terrorisim' as they demonstrate outside the Federal court building in Detroit, Michigan Jan. 8, 2010, during a hearing for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year old Nigerian accused of attempting to blow up a Detroit bound jetliner. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- A Nigerian man who was accused of attempting to blow up a U.S. international flight with an explosive device pleaded not guilty at a court in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday.
During the detention hearing, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's lawyers pleaded not guilty on behalf of him. Full story
Will new air travel rules make Americans safer?
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Sept. 11 attacks prompted U.S. authorities to implement a rash of new rules aimed at preventing another act of terrorism from ever happening again.
Just two months later, shoe bomber Richard Reid attempted to blow up a jetliner by packing explosives in his shoes, which led airports to require passengers to remove their footwear while passing through airport security. Full story
Obama announces more steps to defend nation against terrorism threats
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday announced some more steps to defend the nation against terrorism threats, in response to a failed bombing plot against a U.S. international flight on Christmas Day.
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U.S. President Barack Obama makes statements to outline steps the U.S. government is taking to try to shore up airline security, at the White House in Washington January 7, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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"Today, I'm directing a series of additional corrective steps across multiple agencies," Obama said at the White House in a live televised speech. Full story
