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Alleged Nutter With Fake Bomb Causes LaGuardia Evacuation

An apparently mentally disturbed man caused the evacuation of LaGuardia Airport's main terminal for a few hours this morning when TSA authorities discovered a fake bomb in his bag. The AP reports that throngs of passengers were cleared from the terminal at 5:30 a.m. as swarms of cops took the man, whose name was not released, into custody for having "a few batteries and wires" that resembled a bomb at the security area of the Terminal C concourse. He "was just acting crazy," said one official, who didn't say if the man had made a specific threat.

The terminal was reopened around 9:00 a.m., but the delay was enough to royally screw up scores of people's summer vacation plans. It's good, of course, that it wasn't a real bomb, but it's a shame that one (alleged) nut has the power to create such chaos. Since LaGuardia is my nearest airport, I'm glad I'm not flying anywhere today. For those who are, go easy on the Cinnabons as you wait for your flight to be rescheduled.

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