KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement including the FBI forced the evacuation of portions of Kansas City International Airport terminal Sunday afternoon due to a threat.
On their social media page, the airport wrote, "The Kansas City Aviation Department is aware of a situation at Kansas City International Airport (MCI). As a precaution, the department has evacuated sections of the Airport Terminal."
"Airport Police are working with the FBI to substantiate any potential threat."
FBI Director Kash Patrol wrote on social media, "The FBI and our law enforcement partners quickly responded to the scene and secured the area. The threat was reviewed and determined not to be credible. Terminal has been swept, cleared, and normal operations resumed."
"Thank you to our federal partners at U. S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Duffy for the coordination and quick response. Threats like these are a federal crime. FBI and law enforcement partners will fully investigate and bring to justice anyone responsible."
Just before 2p.m. the Airport terminal re-opened.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote, "The security incident at Kansas City is now clear and normal operations are resuming. I want to thank law enforcement including the FBI for their timely response.
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