Airport suspends flights over ball bearing tester in bag
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A suspicious item found in a checked bag at a Florida airport turned out to be a ball bearing tester.
Before officials figured out what the item was Tuesday morning, Pensacola International Airport suspended all flights, detained three South Korean passengers and called in a bomb squad from a nearby county in the Florida Panhandle.
Pensacola police spokesman Mike Wood told news outlets there was a language barrier between the passengers and officials. But he added that the airport was never in any danger.
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An interpreter spoke to the passengers, who were in Pensacola on business related to the device. They explained the ball bearing tester's purpose and the airport received the all-clear.
Flights were suspended for about two hours.