The terminal C of Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey was locked down Sunday night after a security breach.
A man passed through the wrong side of checkpoint exit, the Transportation Security Administration said. The man walked from the public side to the sterile zone without undergoing required security checks.
No flights were allowed to leave the airport Sunday evening. All the people in the sterile zone moved back to the public zone for rescreening.
The federal government heightened security for flights going to and inside USA after the Christmas eve incident.
[...] (terminal C) resume after a six-hour lockdown. All planes using the terminal were grounded due to a security breach Sunday [...]