Oakland Airport Terminal Closed after Delayed Passenger Claims to Have Bomb

Feb. 1—Upset over a delayed flight, a passenger at Oakland International Airport on Sunday told airline employees that he had a bomb in his bag — prompting one of the airport's two terminals to be evacuated.

The threat was unfounded, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said in a Twitter post, and the man was arrested.

The incident happened around noon, authorities said. Deputies found the man and arrested him "after a brief struggle."

Terminal 1 at Oakland Airport was temporarily shut down until a sheriff's office bomb squad found the man's bags.

Police said nothing dangerous was found. Authorities did not immediately respond to questions Sunday night about the man's identity, what charges he might face, or the nature of the struggle that ended in his arrest.

Michael Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected]

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