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Man arrested after SeaTac airport incident

The Columbian
Published: January 2, 2010, 12:00am

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — Police took a man into custody at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after he locked himself in a bathroom and claimed to be armed. No weapon was found, but part of the airport was evacuated as a precaution in the Friday incident.

Port of Seattle spokeswoman Terri-Ann Betancourt says no one was hurt and no flights delayed. She says the man locked himself in a family restroom in a public part of the airport about 5 p.m., and police negotiators persuaded him to surrender about two and a half hours later.

Airport police say they couldn’t immediately determine what the man’s motive was, but they stress that nothing indicates it was an attempt at terrorism. Betancourt says that at one point, the man said he wanted to fly somewhere, but didn’t have a ticket.

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