Security Alert At San Francisco Airport

A security alert at San Francisco International airport forced all passengers to vacate American Airlines Flight 24 bound for New York yesterday and passengers were forced to go through security a second time, while 2 individuals were removed from the plane altogether.

The flight which was due to takeoff at 0730 hours was delayed already when it was grounded at 1000 and uniformed police boarded the plane and handcuffed a man and a woman. They were then escorted from the plane along with all 163 passengers and 11 crew.

They were taken back to the terminal for a second security check, while the man and woman were detained for questioning. It is unclear what the threat entailed as no details have been released.