FBI: Plane searched after unclaimed cell phone found

Author: the associated press
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MIAMI (AP) – Authorities responded to Miami International Airport after an unclaimed cell phone was found aboard a jet.

FBI spokesman Michael D. Leverock told local media outlets Tuesday night that a passenger finally came forward to claim the cell phone.

The Miami-Dade Police Department’s bomb squad responded Tuesday after “suspicious activity” was reported on the American Airlines flight arriving from Paris.

Alexis Aran Coello, corporate communications manager for American Airlines, says the plane was taken to a secure location and was searched by law enforcement.

Officials say local and federal authorities conducted a search for about two hours after the plane had landed. By 6 p.m., the plane was cleared.

Leverock says no charges have been filed.

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