Baltimore-Washington concourse evacuated after detector set off
LINTHICUM, Maryland (AP) -- Two concourses at Baltimore-Washington International Airport were evacuated for about an hour Thursday after a woman set off a metal detector and refused to be screened again.
Instead, she walked away, and screeners didn't catch her, said federal Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Heather Rosenker.
Authorities closed the checkpoint and the two concourses it serves, she said. Three flights were delayed while passengers unloaded and went through security checkpoints a second time.
Arriving flights were directed to other gates, said BWI spokeswoman Melanie Miller.
Miller said she didn't know how many passengers were rescreened while the concourses were closed.
Authorities never found the woman who set off the metal detector. Security officials will review the incident and determine whether retraining is necessary, Rosenker said.
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