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Evacuations lifted at Sky Harbor Terminal 4 after police investigate item

Operations are starting to return to normal.

PHOENIX — The east side of levels one through three at Sky Harbor Airport’s Terminal 4 were temporarily evacuated Tuesday as police investigated an item as a precaution.

Security checkpoints B, C and D are in the process of being reopened, airport officials say.

According to the Phoenix Police Department, a piece of luggage passing through one of the checkpoints was deemed suspicious around 3:15 p.m. Officers and bomb squad detectives examined the bag and the scene was cleared around 4:30 p.m.

All roadways have reopened, and the PHX Sky Train is resuming operations at the terminal.

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