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JFK Airport Headache After Security Breach
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 24, 2012
Modified Feb 24, 2012
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Chaos at JFK Airport! An individual who had been flagged by the TSA and was asked for a secondary screening apparently walked away around 5:20 a.m., causing security to shut down Terminal 7, clear it out, and then re-screen all the passengers. The terminal reopened at around 7:40 a.m.
"The View" co-host and "30 Rock" star Sherri Shepherd was there this morning, and Tweeted:
Later, it was "My son has given up! JFK you win!" and "I gotta be kidding! TSA can find that 6oz bottle of lotion I hid beneath my underwear but let somebody thru w a computer & didn't screen?" Finally, "We were finally able 2 board our plane. Inconvenienced but very thankful to #JFK @Security for their diligence & concern for our safety #win"
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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