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Reports of shots at New York's JFK airport lead to evacuation: media

Published Mon, Aug 15, 2016 · 02:34 AM

[NEW YORK] Police are investigating reports of gunshots fired inside a terminal at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, local media reported.

An evacuation of JFK's Terminal 8 was under way while police searched for a suspect, WPIX television and other news outlets said.

A representative of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, could not immediately be reached for comment.

REUTERS

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