Heart Pills Cause Bomb Scare at Atlanta Airport
Part of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta was shut down for two hours after police found a suspicious truck apparently abandoned at a curb and a bomb-sniffing dog indicated the presence of explosives, airport police said.
A bomb technician found that the U-Haul truck contained fireworks and nonexplosive nitroglycerin heart medication pills, which is what the dog had detected, said airport police Maj. Darryl Tolleson.
The north terminal’s baggage claim and ticketing area were closed and about 1,000 arriving travelers had to wait to receive their luggage, he said.
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