Ammunition in carry-on luggage prompts security checkpoint closure at SFO

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Sunday, March 24, 2019
Ammunition in carry-on luggage prompts security checkpoint closure at SFO
A passenger left a checkpoint at SFO without getting rid of several rounds of ammunition in his carry-on luggage, according to airport officials.

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT -- Officials are investigating a security incident at San Francisco International Airport this morning.

A passenger left a checkpoint without getting rid of several rounds of ammunition in his carry-on luggage, according to an SFO spokesperson. There is no information to substantiate that a firearm made it through security, airport officials say.

TSA and law enforcement are interviewing that passenger.

Three checkpoints leading to Terminal 3 were closed for about 45 minutes, but have since reopened.