Terminal A at Newark Airport evacuated due to reported threat

Terminal A was evacuated at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday night, causing chaos among passengers.

News 12 Staff

Sep 3, 2019, 1:58 AM

Updated 1,763 days ago

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Terminal A was evacuated at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday night, causing chaos among passengers.
Some passengers described the incident as a shooting scare, but that has not been confirmed.
Port Authority has deemed it a false alarm, saying there is no danger.
Passengers were rescreened and let back inside and operations have resumed.
 


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