Bad joke prompts Alaska airport evacuation
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The manager at Alaska's main airport says he expects charges to be filed after a bad joke led to the evacuation of a terminal.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport manager John Parrott says the incident happened a little after 12 a.m. local time Sunday, and the terminal was cleared as authorities searched through baggage. Investigators questioned a man who made reference to a bomb as well as his two traveling companions.
They figured out that he was joking, and needless to say, they didn't find it funny.
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Parrott says he expects state charges and possibly federal charges to be filed against the man, but referred further questions to prosecutors.
The terminal was reopened at about 3 a.m. local time.