Detroit airport terminal on lockdown

[Judi Lynn]

Source: USA Today

Detroit airport terminal on lockdown
Katrease Stafford and David Jesse, Detroit Free Press 10:13 p.m. EDT May 29, 2014

DETROIT -- The McNamara Terminal at Detroit's Metro Airport was put on lockdown late Thursday, according to travelers, causing passengers to get stuck inside the terminal and traffic to stack up outside.

Airport authorities could not be immediately reached, but a reported security concern caused the lockdown.

A line of cars outside stretched the length of the terminal and three lanes deep. Baggage from flights from about 8:45 p.m. was still sitting on the carousels. Police were seen standing inside closed doors in front of escalators, leading down to the baggage area.

Mary Coleman had already been waiting for more than a half-hour for her nephew to get off his flight from New Orleans.

"He's texting me and saying the concourse is completely shut down in between the gates and the baggage area," Coleman said. "He said they aren't being told what's going on."



Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/29/detroit-airport-terminal-on-lockdown-/9749305/

[lostincalifornia]

1. Is it because they are bankrupt?

[csziggy]

2. Some kind of breach?

May 29, 2014 at 10:48 pm
Detroit Metro Airport terminal locked down due to breach, travelers say

A terminal at Detroit Metro Airport was under a lockdown Thursday night after an apparent security breach, travelers reported online.

“Stalled enroute to Philly, trapped like a rat in the Detroit airport,” one traveler wrote on Twitter. “Breaking into my survival rations: bacon and trail mix.”

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Shortly after 10 p.m., another person tweeted a photo featuring a crowd of travelers: “Craziness at Detroit airport as gates to release the captives go up and then back down.”

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140529/METRO/305290143#ixzz33AClwZMS

[valerief]

3. Metro Airport lockdown begins to ease; traveler arrested after forcing past security

http://www.freep.com/article/20140529/NEWS05/305290205/detroit-metro-airport-dtw-lockdown

Haven't read it yet. Someone probably had their shoes on or something.

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Yep, some guy kept his shoes on. Probably in a hurry to attend a gun show and buy a gazillion assault rifles, cuz that's like not a threat to the public. You know, one of those good guys.

[DeSwiss]

5. Rushing off to another Chipotles?

- Notice how the good guy on the left let's his dangle freely, while the other good guy holds his reverently and with pride. Without their guns, there'd just be empty spaces there. Even emptier than they are now......

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Are these 2 of the asshats that showed up at the restaurant?

I had heard, vaguely, of some idjits carrying long guns into eating joints.

These 2 look like they are desparate for attention.

[DeSwiss]

7. Yes, desperate is the word. ;-D n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

8. We probably shouldn't ...

judge a/these book(s) by its/their cover; but, damn ... I can think of a couple reasons why these two might feel the need to have gunz!

[SoapBox]

4. While caution is always good...

These types of things are always knee-jerk over reactions...it gives the TSA and the local Fiefdom Police Department a chance to put on a big show.