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Miami Airport Reopens After Bomb Scare; Scientist Released

By Lauren FrayerSep 3rd 2010 – 3:21PM
Alan Diaz, AP

Alan Diaz, AP

(Sept. 3) -- Miami's airport is back in full operation today after four terminals were ordered evacuated when a luggage screener spotted something suspicious in a passenger's bag. A 70-year-old scientist once acquitted of illegally transporting bubonic plague was questioned in the investigation, then released without...

Thomas C. Butler: Who Is the Scientist Behind Miami Airport Bomb Scare?

By Katie DrummondSep 3rd 2010 – 1:17PM

(Sept. 3) -- The man behind the bomb scare and subsequent massive evacuation of Miami International Airport has been identified as Thomas C. Butler, a well-known scientist and professor. The man questioned in the scare was released without charges and allowed to continue his journey, The Associated Press reported this...

Background on miami airport

Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area.

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