West Virginia Airport Liquid Bomb Alert

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West Virginia Local News

From http://www.wsaz.com/

BREAKING NEWS: Explosive Substances Believed to be Found at Tri-State Airport

Tri-State Airport in Wayne County has been evacuated. A perimeter has been set up, and evacuees are being asked to stand back 350 feet from the airport.

The Transportation Security Administration reports that a passenger's water bottle screened positive for an explosive material around 9:15 this morning. A second test was confirmed at 11:25. TSA is waiting for further testing to determine the exact substance.

NBC News reports that federal screeners found four containers of liquids inside a woman's carry-on bag during the screening process this morning. Larry Salyers, Tri-State Airport Director, tells WSAZ the woman is of Pakistani origin, lived in Jackson, Michigan and most recently lived in the Huntington area. She is being detained for questioning.

The flight in which the woman was going to board was on its way to Charlotte, North Carolina with a final destination of Detroit, Michigan.
FBI officials are on scene.

At least one flight has been diverted to Yeager Airport in Charleston. Salyers says it is uncertain when the airport will resume operations.

From http://www.wv.gov/sec.aspx?pgid=78

Tri-State Airport in Wayne County has been evacuated. Officials ordered the main terminal closed to passengers around 11:30 this morning.
The Transportation Security Administration says a woman is being detained at the airport after she tried to go through security with two vials of an explosive material in her carry-on.

Airport Director Larry Saylers tells 13News a 28 year-old women is being questioned. He says the women born in Pakistan, relocated to Detroit and recently moved to Huntington.

The woman was trying to board US Airways Express flight 4168 from Huntington to Charlotte this morning. The flight was allowed to leave, but the women was detained. The FBI is handling the investigation and has the woman in custody. Officials have not released the women's name.
West Virginia State Police robots are moving the vials to a remote location of the airport for testing and possible detonation.

At least 100 people were evacuated from Tri-State Airport. US Airways Express has cancelled two afternoon flights from Charlotte to Huntington. They are flights 4236 and 4363. Flight 4242 arriving in Huntington at 9:23pm is still scheduled to arrive on time.

Passengers are advised to contact the airlines regarding travel plans. US Airways 1-800-428-4322. Delta 1-800-221-1212.