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Air Canada Jet To Newark Receives Bogus Midair Threat: Port Authority PD

A threat directed toward an Air Canada flight brought a major police presence to Newark Airport Monday, Feb. 19, officials said.

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Air Canada flight

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Cecilia Levine
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Port Authority police and its canine unit responded to EWR Terminal A at around noon after airport police received the report of the threat, a PAPD spokesperson said.

The plane landed at EWR Terminal A without incident, and all passengers deplaned safely with no reported injuries. 

At 2:52 p.m. PAPD and its canine unit fully cleared the aircraft and normal operations resumed. The incident is under investigation.

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