11 passengers set off alarms at pre-screening checkpoints at JFK… Move along, these aren’t the terrorist types you are looking for – PB/TK
11 travelers pass security at JFK without proper screening – By Aaron Katersky Jeffrey Cook
There was a security breach at JFK Airport in New York Monday morning after 11 passengers were able to pass through a metal detector that was not supervised by a Transportation Security Administration officer, sources briefed on the incident tell ABC News.
Three of those passengers set off the detector’s alarm and continued to their gate. Their carry-on bags were placed on a conveyor belt and screened by a TSA officer.
According to a statement from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the incident occurred sometime between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. at JFK’s Terminal 5 at a TSA PreCheck checkpoint. It took TSA two hours to notify the Port Authority of the security breach.
Sources briefed on the incident told ABC News that security camera footage clearly captured images of the three passengers who set off the magnetometer and later boarded a JetBlue flight to San Francisco. Those individuals were given extra screening upon arrival at SFO, according TSA and Port Authority.
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