Portion of Newark Liberty Airport evacuated, police say
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A portion of Newark Liberty International Airport has been evacuated after police say a man made his way into a secure hallway.
Port Authority Police Department spokesman Joe Pentangelo (pehn-TAN'-jeh-loh) says it happened around 7 p.m.
He says the man entered the secure hallway at through an exit door at the airport's "C'' terminal.
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Pentangelo says the man, whose name was not immediately released, was stopped by Customs and Border Protection agents.
He says a portion of the airport has been evacuated while officers with canines conduct a security sweep.