Austin airport ‘threat’: Suspicious package triggers police response, passengers stranded

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas was closed on Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package triggered a massive police response. The airport authorities posted an alert at 6:26 p.m. on their official social media handles, saying that the suspicious object was found at Barbara Jordan Terminal.

Arriving passengers were held in the terminal as police investigated the suspicious package. The airport said that the passengers were gradually being safely removed from the area.