News 4 New York has obtained a photo of the device that caused a security scare at Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday -- the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, jonathan4ny reports.
-- the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
A ground stop was ordered and dozens of flights were delayed out of Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon after police received reports of a suspicious package, Port Authority officials said at the time. While officials say the item looks like a stick of dynamite, they stress they are still awaiting official lab tests results to see if it was a real, functioning explosive.a security scare at Newark Liberty Airport on SundayWhile officials close to the investigation say the item looks like a stick of dynamite, they stress they are still awaiting official lab tests results to see if it was a real, functioning explosive.
Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura tells NBC New York that a bomb sniffing dog got a “hit” on the item on Sunday.