T.F. Green evacuated after grenade scare
WARWICK, R.I. --T.F. Green Airport is back to normal a day after a 40-minute evacuation caused by a grenade scare.
Airport Police Chief David Hayden says the Warwick airport was partially evacuated Sunday afternoon after two inert grenades were spotted in a bag passing through an X-ray machine.
Hayden says passenger Clint Damm of Henderson, Nev., failed to alert federal screeners that he had two inert grenades in his luggage. An x-ray machine went into lockdown after Damm's luggage was placed inside.
Hayden says that prompted a partial evacuation in the upper level of the terminal for 40 minutes. Damm was later allowed to board a flight.
Media reports of the evacuation surfaced Monday, and airport spokeswoman Patti Goldstein said it was not the airport's policy to alert the public of closures. 