Portland Police used a remote control robot to destroy a suspicious piece of luggage found in the first-floor parking garage at the Portland International Jetport today.

Someone reported the unattended suitcase to the Transportation Security Administration at 11 a.m.. The TSA, Portland Police and FBI were unable to determine the contents so the suitcase was moved to a safe location and disrupted by the robot, police said.

There was no threat communicated and no flights were delayed as a result. There were no explosives found in the suitcase.

The incident remains under investigation by the TSA.


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