Jul. 16—Operations at San Francisco International Airport had returned to normal — and a suspect had been arrested — Saturday morning after travelers were ordered to evacuate the international terminal Friday night because of a bomb threat, airport officials said.
In a statement to The Chronicle, police said they received a report of a bomb at 8:15 p.m. Friday. Upon arriving, they located a suspicious package that was "possibly incendiary" and ordered evacuations for anyone in the international terminal.
Just after midnight, police said they had removed "several suspicious packages" from the international terminal and that it was safe and clear to enter.
Police said in a statement to The Chronicle Saturday that they had arrested a 53-year-old male suspect, who they were not identifying at the time due to an ongoing investigation.
The suspect was transported to San Mateo County Jail and booked on two counts of reporting a false bomb threat and a malicious report of a false bomb threat, they said in a statement.
The incident also affected transit Friday night. AirTrain and BART services were suspended, and all trains on the Millbrae line bypassed the SFO station, officials said. Vehicles also were not allowed to enter or leave international garages.
By early Saturday, BART service to the airport had also returned, SFO said in a tweet.
Still, the disruption meant rescheduled flights and changed plans for many. SFO officials warned that people should expect delays.
"Please be patient," an SFO tweet said. "Allow extra time!"
Annie Vainshtein (she/her) and Danielle Echeverria are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: [email protected], [email protected]. Twitter: @annievain, @DanielleEchev
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