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NEW YORK - A Delta flight from LaGuardia to Minneapolis was evacuated this evening due to a security issue.
"We were just evacuated from our plane. We don't know why," FOX Television Station host Jason Matheson, who was on the flight, said in a video posted to Instagram.
The Delta flight was preparing for takeoff from Terminal C when passengers were asked to leave the aircraft around 8 p.m. Passengers were evacuated and authorities searched the luggage onboard, according to the NY Post.
The aircraft was cleared by 10 p.m.
Second bomb threat
What we know:
The evacuation came just hours after a bomb threat was reported at Washington D.C.'s airport. The connection between the two incidents, if any, remains unclear.
In a statement provided to FOX 5 NY, a Delta spokesperson said that Delta flight 2313 customers "were deplaned and transported back to the terminal due to a potential security concern."
"The safety and security of our customers and employees comes before all else and we apologize for the delay in their travels," the spokesperson added.
The Source: Information sourced from social media, an official statement from Delta, The New York Post and The Washington Post.