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A 76-year-old man was taken into custody Sunday morning after authorities say he made a bomb threat aboard a JetBlue Airways aircraft at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Airport District responded to a report of a bomb threat in Terminal 4 shortly before 10 a.m.
According to authorities, responding deputies detained the man, identified as Robert Albanese, 76. The aircraft was evacuated as a precaution while a BSO K-9 unit conducted a search of the plane. Investigators determined there was no explosive device on board.
Passengers were later allowed to reboard, and officials said there were no further disruptions to airport operations.
Albanese faces a charge of making a false report involving a bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction or other destructive device, authorities said.