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UPDATE: All-clear given at Atlanta airport after suspicious package investigation

Atlanta police investigated a suspicious package found at the airport.

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Atlanta police investigated a suspicious package found at the airport.
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Feb 15, 2019

Atlanta police have given the all-clear at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after a suspicious package investigation blocked part of baggage claim Friday morning.

The department’s bomb squad was called in after the package was discovered in baggage claim, officials said. Video from Channel 2 Action News showed authorities approaching the airport’s domestic south terminal.

An Atlanta Police Department bomb squad unit was called to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday after a suspicious package was reported in baggage claim. (Photo: Channel 2 Action News)
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It is not clear what the package was. Investigators have not released any other details.

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