Breaking: Suspicious Package at Port of Miami
Charles Johnson
Mon Jan 8, 2007 at 12:33 pm PST • Views: 380
More action at the Port of Miami: Bomb Squad Investigates Suspicious Material at Port of Miami.
MIAMI — A suspicious device was found Monday at the Port of Miami, according to officials.
A bomb squad was on the scene; officers were seen donning explosive suits.
A spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police said the bomb squad has located some sort of instrument that tested positive for C-4 — a type of plastic explosive, reported local FOX affiliate WSVN-TV.
Miami-Dade Police were gathered near Cruise Terminal H of the port, where Royal Caribbean’s Majesty of the Seas cruise ship is docked. The ship and it’s 2,356 guests and 812-member crew is scheduled to leave Monday night for five days.
WSVN is also reporting that flight restrictions have been placed over Port of Miami.
UPDATE at 1/8/07 12:37:40 pm:
Fox just reported that it was another false alarm…
UPDATE at 1/8/07 12:42:28 pm:
But maybe not; latest reports say the suspicious package tested positive for C4 plastic explosive six times.
UPDATE at 1/8/07 1:09:03 pm:
Authorities have now announced it was definitely a false positive result for explosives; the package apparently contained “sprinkler parts.”
Frank says: