Fort Lauderdale, FL — Police in Florida were responding to the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Sunday night.

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the bomb squad was on scene of a suspicious package outside Terminal 4.

“Around 6:30 tonight, Regional Communications received a report of a suspicious package outside Terminal 4 at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,” the sheriff’s office said. “Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and its bomb squad are on-scene and investigating.”

All roadways into the airport were immediately shut down.

Our deputies and bomb squad are responding to a report of a suspicious package outside @FLLFlyer Terminal 4. https://t.co/rEXixyrYX4 — Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) November 12, 2018

The roadways into #FLL are currently closed due to police activity. Additional information and updates will follow. — Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int’l Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) November 12, 2018

Passengers said the airport was placed on lockdown—the lockdown was later lifted.

Our deputies have deemed the package safe, and issued an all-clear. https://t.co/J2lja0vkSY — Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) November 12, 2018

Bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale airport. Cops aren’t letting anyone go in or out of the airport. @OfficialJoelF pic.twitter.com/BKBlywmE40 — Jorge Rosado (@Yeoshe_) November 12, 2018

Got off the plane to a lockdown at Fort Lauderdale Airport… — Brandon Wolf (@bjoewolf) November 12, 2018

Everyone on lockdown here at Fort Lauderdale airport. Apparently a bomb threat / suspicious package. pic.twitter.com/MX36Wy0V6g — Matteo Bonetti (@TheCalcioGuy) November 12, 2018

Fort Lauderdale airport in lock down mode. Unable to pick my friend up. They wouldn’t let my friend out as I drove by…. God Bless is all! — Ft. Lauderdale (@FLLJAXUSA70) November 12, 2018

No injuries were reported.

Access roads into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport closed due to police activity pic.twitter.com/8m6oqqelDr — Flight Alerts (@FlightAlerts_) November 12, 2018

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