Airport spokesman Bill Begley said at about 9:40 a.m. Wednesday someone found an unattended bag in the south ticketing area. An explosives sniffing dog was brought in to check the bag.
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Houston police say the bomb squad was called to the airport after a passenger claimed to have explosives in his bag. The airport later tweeted that the comments were made by an impatient passenger at a ticket counter.
The passenger has been identified as Jose Emanuel Morquecho Carrillo. He was charged with making a terroristic threat.
Airport officials say the area was cleared for a short time, but Terminal D has been determined safe and is open for operations.
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There was no impact to flights reported.