HOUSTON – A woman slipped through a security checkpoint at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport today — causing a security scare.
Authorities later learned the woman apparently was trying to find a bathroom.
Officials closed the terminal, then re-screened all the passengers.
Authorities recognized the woman in the airport as the re-screening began about 15 minutes later and detained her for questioning.
A Transportation Security Administration spokesperson says the woman was a connecting passenger who left the secure area to find a restroom, turned around and went back up the exit lane.
The terminal where the security breach occurred is the hub for Continental Express.
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