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NYPD: No Terror Reason For JetBlue Passenger Removal

NEW YORK (CBS 2) -- Security concerns caused a flight delay at JFK Airport.

A passenger was removed from a Tampa-bound JetBlue flight because of security reasons Saturday. A spokeswoman for the airline did not give a reason for the passenger's removal.

The NYPD, however, said it was not terrorism related.

The flight was originally scheduled to depart at 6:59 p.m. It eventually departed at 9:40 p.m. after all passengers had been re-screened.

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