Newark Airport lockdown caused by a security breach! There is an ongoing Newark Airport lockdown right now and major media outlets are covering it. According to the Transportation Security Administration, there was a security breach when a person went through the exit lane inside Terminal C, bypassing security, at about 5:30 p.m.
Security Breach Causes Lockdown At Newark Airport
It’s possible that the individual simply got confused walking through the terminal and went the wrong way, but since the TSA cant verify that he had been screened, authorities need to find him. Terminal C has been evacuated.
Flights have been held at the terminal, and officials are looking at surveillance footage. Port Authority police are assisting in the search, and passengers have been asked to come back to be screened again.
Continental Airlines operates from Terminal C at Newark Airport.
Newark Airport authorities said they have seen a man walking down an exit lane at Terminal C about 5:30 p.m. That’s why they lockdown the airport while their investigating the surveillance tapes to identify the said man with unusuall move.
