Bomb on Rental Car Disarmed at Albuquerque Airport

[jimmy olsen]

Took a wrong turn? 

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-disarm-credible-explosive-device-albuquerque-airport-n518701

Bomb on Rental Car Disarmed at Albuquerque Airport

by Alex Johnson

A "credible explosive device" was found on a rental car at the Albuquerque, New Mexico, airport Sunday, delaying travelers from picking up cars while authorities disarmed it, authorities said.

Police wouldn't describe the nature of the device, which was found on a car at the Avis Car Rental center in the airport's combined rental facility about 8:30 a.m. (10:30 a.m. ET).

The rental car center isn't attached to the main terminal, and no flights were affected, said Daniel Jiron, a spokesman for Albuquerque International Sunport. But travelers lined up in long queues for hours, unable to reach their rented cars, as a police bomb squad dealt with the device.

Police said the device was attached to a car that was rented elsewhere and dropped off at the Albuquerque airport, where suspicious staff processing returned cars spotted and reported it. Police didn't identify where the vehicle was originally rented.

Judie Miranda, who went to the airport Sunday morning to pick up a friend only to be greeted by police and roadblocks, told NBC station KOB that she spent hours comforting rental car workers who were told to stay at their posts.

"I can see the fear that they were having," Miranda said. "Here you get a bomb threat, and they keep them in there. It's sad America has to have this fear."

The FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating, police said.

First Published Feb 14 2016, 4:42 pm ET

[Brazen]

Judie Miranda, who went to the airport Sunday morning to pick up a friend only to be greeted by police and roadblocks, told NBC station KOB that she spent hours comforting rental car workers who were told to stay at their posts.

That sounds somewhat irresponsible.

[Josquius]

Judie Miranda, who went to the airport Sunday morning to pick up a friend only to be greeted by police and roadblocks, told NBC station KOB that she spent hours comforting rental car workers who were told to stay at their posts.

That sounds somewhat irresponsible.

Right.
Who wants to die for Hertz?

[grumbler]

Judie Miranda, who went to the airport Sunday morning to pick up a friend only to be greeted by police and roadblocks, told NBC station KOB that she spent hours comforting rental car workers who were told to stay at their posts.

That sounds somewhat irresponsible.

That KOB broadcast a hearsay report without checking to find out the facts in the matter?  That's what happens when you have the 24-hour news day.  YUeah, it's irresponsible, but media outlets would rather be mildly irresponsible than scooped.