Package spurs terminal shutdown at San Francisco International

[Ian David]

Package spurs terminal shutdown

Parts of San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal were evacuated for nearly an hour Monday morning after bomb-sniffing dogs indicated that a suspicious package contained explosives.

But the suspicious device turned out to be nothing more than diagrams of solar cells, the ink from which confused the dogs, officials reported. They said the bomb scare did not delay any flights.

The bomb scare started when a passenger approached an airport police officer and reported an unattended package near the escalators in the International Terminal, Officer Dianne McKevitt said Monday.

The airport officer, who was working with an explosives-detecting dog, had the dog sniff the package, described as a black tube with green tape. The dog sat down after smelling the tube, an indication that it found something suspect. Another dog was called in, McKevitt said, and that dog sat as well. “Now you’ve got two dogs sitting, so you’ve got to pay attention,” McKevitt said.

More:
http://www.examiner.com/a-665421~Police_may_be_pulled_from_SFO.html

[RufusTFirefly]

1. Keep your wits about you, folks

Things are going from bad to worse for BushCo.

Last time I checked, Gonzo was scheduled to go before the Senate next Tuesday. Condi next Wednesday. Subpoenas imminent.

The fine art of Rovian misdirection.

[parasim]

2. A more appropriate title for that article...

would be "Ink mistaken for explosives spurs terminal shutdown...", or some such...

That's where the story is. Doesn't sound to me like the whole bomb-sniffing dog thing can be counted on.