DENVER -- A portion of the west side terminal was evacuated as a bomb squad investigated a suspicious item that also shut down the west side passenger drop-off area at Denver International Airport Thursday morning.
Denver Police were investigating the item near the passenger drop-off on Level 6 West. Officials were urging travelers to use the east side for drop-offs.
Due to police activity passenger drop-off on level 6 West is not available. Please use East Side. Officers are investigating suspicious item
— Denver Int'l Airport (@DENAirport) September 15, 2016
Some ticketing counters on the west side terminal were closed, including American and Alaskan Airlines, due to this suspicious item, according to Denver7 reporter Jason Gruenauer.
North security line is open, but the northwest corner of the terminal is basically closed at DIA @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/NVYElUHhjw
— Jason Gruenauer (@JGonTV) September 15, 2016
At around 9:15 a.m., passengers were allowed into the northwest terminal at DIA, officials announced.
Denver Police have determined the suspicious item is safe. We are re-opening the area to the ticket counters-Pass drop off will re-open soon
— Denver Int'l Airport (@DENAirport) September 15, 2016
Denver PD noticed unattended bag, bomb dog "got a hit" on the bag, bomb squad called out. Bag was cleared. Of personal items, being tested
— Jason Gruenauer (@JGonTV) September 15, 2016
This latest incident at DIA comes less than 12 hours after a "security concern" caused a San Diego-bound flight to be diverted from New Jersey to DIA. Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, DIA tweeted that everything was safe and the flight was allowed to arrive to its destination.
Police and the FBI were still investigating that incident Thursday morning.
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