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Bomb Squad Responds to ‘Suspicious Package’ as New Zealand’s Dunedin Airport Locked Down

Bomb Squad Responds to ‘Suspicious Package’ as New Zealand’s Dunedin Airport Locked Down
File—Passengers waiting to board flights at an airport in New Zealand, on June 1, 2011. Phil Walter/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The airport in Dunedin, New Zealand, has been placed in lockdowaccording to law enforcement officials.

In a statement at 9.55 p.m. local time on March 17, New Zealand police confirmed the airport was closed following a report of a suspicious package on the airfield.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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