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"Security breach forces Midway evacuation"
Sunday, August 3, 2003
Woman Eludes Security at Midway Airport
The Associated Press
CHICAGO - A woman bypassed a security checkpoint at Midway Airport, forcing
aviation officials to evacuate three terminals and halt departing flights
for about an hour.
The breach occurred about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The unidentified woman passed through a metal detector but did not complete
an additional screening by a hand wand, said Brian Turmail, a spokesman for
the federal Transportation and Security Administration.
Security personnel were unable to locate the woman, Turmail said. He
declined to give a description of the woman.
Thousands of passengers had to be re-screened before they could continue
their journeys.
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