St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport was temporarily closed Friday afternoon due to a bomb threat. According to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, an \”explicit\” bomb threat was discovered written on a lavatory door of Allegiant Air Flight 2006, which was preparing to depart for Cincinnati with approximately 170 passengers on board. The sheriff stated that the threat targeted all Allegiant planes at the airport but assured that there was no immediate danger to anyone on the planes or at the airport. Law enforcement, including bomb-sniffing dogs from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and local agencies, conducted a thorough search of all aircraft. No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made yet, though authorities are investigating individuals whose actions were deemed suspicious. The airport resumed operations shortly after the investigation concluded.
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