Two checkpoints closed, several Terminal 4 levels evacuated at Sky Harbor for suspicious item

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PHOENIX — Two security checkpoints in Terminal 4 have been closed and other areas evacuated at Sky Harbor International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.

According to an airport spokesperson, police were investigating a suspicious item. As a result, the B and C security checkpoints were closed and levels 1 through 3 of the east side of the terminal were closed

The incident also restricted the Sky Train to travel between the 44th Street station and the East Economy parking lot. Buses are picking up people there and taking them to the terminal, according to the airport.

Passengers at the Terminal 4 Sky Train station should go to level 1, door 2 or 9 to catch a bus.

No further information was immediately available. A message seeking additional information from the Phoenix Police Department was not immediately returned.

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