Unattended Briefcase Detonated at Philly International

There were no explosive materials inside the briefcase

A portion of Philadelphia International Airport was placed on lockdown Monday after a suspicious bag was found.

The unattended briefcase was discovered inside Terminal A around 7 p.m., officials say.

The Philadelphia Police Bomb Squad and Airport Police evacuated the terminal as they worked to figure out what was inside.

They eventually enclosed the briefcase in a blasting shield and detonated it in the terminal, officials say.

The bag turned out to have a notebook computer inside, but no explosive materials.

Officials continued to keep the arrivals section of Terminal A under lockdown following the detonation.

There were no injuries. All airport operations were back to normal late Monday night.

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