A bomb threat prompted a plane evacuation at a Florida airport. No explosives were found

A bomb threat prompted a plane evacuation at a Florida airport. No explosives were found


ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — A bomb threat note found Friday on a plane at a Florida airport prompted the evacuation of the aircraft and a temporary closure, but no explosives were found, officials said.

A flight attendant on Allegiant Airways Flight 2006, heading from the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport to Cincinnati, Ohio, found the note about a bomb threat on a bathroom door, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office officials said. The pilot then stopped the plane and evacuated passengers on the tarmac.

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