Sea-Tac airport locked down briefly for security breach

Published 12:44 pm Saturday, September 26, 2015

SEATTLE — Port of Seattle police briefly closed all entrances to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport while they responded to a security alarm.

KING TV News reported that airport officials confirmed a post on Twitter saying police had closed entrances and stopped trains about 9:15 p.m. Friday.

Police took a suspect into custody and lifted the lockdown after about 30 minutes.

Planes continued to fly in and out as scheduled during the closure.