A suspicious item prompted a brief closure of several baggage claim carousels and nearby doors at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Friday before being cleared as harmless, according to airport officials.
The item was discovered in a garbage can on the lower baggage claim level near the airport’s lost and found office. Out of an abundance of caution, airport police secured the area and called in the bomb disposal unit to investigate.
As part of the response, several baggage claims and nearby doorways on the lower arrivals drive were temporarily closed while officers and technicians examined the item…