Gumbo Forces N.O. Airport Evacuation
Wed Feb 20,11:40 PM ET
NEW ORLEANS - Two concourses at the New Orleans
international airport were evacuated
Wednesday because of a suspicious package found in a men's
restroom. A bomb squad found
containers of gumbo in the box.
About 1,000 travelers flying Continental and Southwest
airlines were moved to other concourses and
went through security checks a second time, airport
spokeswoman Michelle Duffourc said.
The package was found about 4:30 p.m. and the concourses
were reopened about five hours later.
Officials said the box was suspicious because it was
wrapped with newspaper clippings showing long
lines of passengers at the airport.
Also, bomb-sniffing dogs "smelled something they were
trained to smell," said Jefferson Parish Sheriff
Harry Lee. He did not elaborate.
The package's owner had not been determined.
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Anyone remember the King of the Hill episode wherein Hank's turkey is
detonated on the tarmac?
