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Kansas City International Reopens After Reported Threat Triggers Mass Evacuation

Federal agents deemed the report not credible, prompting a search for its source.

Overview

  • Airport officials ordered a precautionary evacuation late Sunday morning after a phone report of a possible device in the terminal and parking garage.
  • Roughly 2,000 travelers were escorted onto the tarmac as inbound aircraft were held on taxiways and several flights diverted.
  • Operations resumed in the early afternoon after sweeps cleared the terminal, with the FBI saying the threat was not credible.
  • K‑9 units alerted on a vehicle atop the parking garage that the bomb and arson unit examined before determining it posed no threat.
  • Authorities reported widespread delays and traffic disruptions, including highway ramp closures, as a federal investigation continues, with ABC News reporting the incident may have been a swatting case.