The Detroit terminal closed its north terminal today due to a “suspicious situation.”
Several passengers were forced outside during the investigation.
WXYZ reported:
The north terminal at Detroit Metro Airport has been evacuated due to a suspicious situation, according to the airport.
The airport tweeted the information out saying it was “evacuated out of an abundance of caution to investigate a suspicious situation.”
The airport tweeted this out.
The North Term. has been evacuated out of an abundance of caution to investigate a suspicious situation.
— DTW Airport (@DTWeetin) May 9, 2015
UPDATE: Police are still investigating:
North Terminal update: Police are still investigating, but south end screening should resume shortly.
— DTW Airport (@DTWeetin) May 9, 2015
UPDATE: The north terminal was reopened.
RT breakingtravel: Update: Detroit airport's north terminal reopens; suspicious item was found at ticket counter – wxyzdetroit by:
— Breaking News Global (@BreakingNewsG) May 9, 2015