Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation At Sfo. Suspect Prisoner

This is a carousel. Use the Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1 out of 5 People gather by a police line after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport. Stephen Lam/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less2of5 Travelers wait outside the international arrivals terminal after a bomb threat at San Francisco International Airport. Stephen Lam/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less3of5 A San Francisco Police Department bomb squad vehicle with an explosives disposal boat responds to a bomb threat at San Francisco International Airport. Stephen Lam/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less4of5 The international terminal was evacuated after a bomb threat at San Francisco International Airport. Stephen Lam/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less5of5 The international arrivals terminal at San Francisco International Airport was closed after a bomb threat. Stephen Lam/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less Travelers were ordered to evacuate the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport due to a bomb threat, San Francisco police said Friday night. In a statement to The Chronicle, police said they received a report of a bomb threat at 8.15pm on Friday. Upon arrival, they located a suspicious package that was “possibly incendiary” and ordered an evacuation for anyone in the international terminal. SFPD officials said they have arrested a man and that people should expect delays at the airport. The incident also affected transit. AirTrain and BART services were also suspended, airport officials said. All trains on the Millbrae line were bypassing the SFO station, officials said. Normal operations had resumed early Saturday, with check-in counters reopening and BART service returning in the morning, SFO said in a tweet. Annie Vainshtein (she/her) is a staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @annievain Annie is a reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle. She was previously a digital producer for The Chronicle’s Datebook section. He graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2017 with a degree in journalism. During her time there, she spearheaded a culture column, produced radio pieces for NPR affiliate KCBX, and was a DJ and writer for KCPR, the campus radio station. Before joining the Chronicle, she was an associate producer at SFGATE and an intern at VICE and Flood magazine. She is particularly interested in communities and scenes that are often misunderstood.