Man Arrested After Bomb Threat That Shut Down BWI Airport

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OAN’s Abril Elfi
5:42 PM – Wednesday, October 11, 2023

A suspect was arrested after making a bomb threat that briefly shut down the Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI).

According to an airport employee, a man was arrested on Wednesday after he parked his car outside BWI and made a threat to officials, stating that he had a bomb inside of his vehicle.

The BWI Marshall Airport released a statement on X, the social media platform known as Twitter, stating “ALERT: Due to law enforcement investigation, the terminal roadway is temporarily shut down. Vehicular traffic approaching the airport is currently being held. Those in the terminal are advised to remain in place at this time. More information to come.”

Someone appears to be under arrest pic.twitter.com/4Wzd1ETZxy
— anon (@HeartUElon) October 11, 2023

Police Activity. I-195 EB at MD-170 (Ex 1/Aviation Blvd). Anne Arundel County, MD. All traffic temporarily stopped. No access to BWI Airport. Follow authority direction in the area.
— MATOC Alerts (@MATOC) October 11, 2023

Police took the man into custody and the road was reopened to traffic an hour later after they cleared the car. After a search, it was reported that the vehicle did not seem to contain a bomb.

UPDATE: Law enforcement has cleared vehicle in question. Please be advised roadway operations will slowly return to normal.

For now, Upper Level roadway is open for both passenger dropoff/pickup.
— BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) October 11, 2023

Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.

The identity of the suspect has not been publicly released yet.

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