Unattended laptop bag prompts scare at Norfolk airport

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - An unattended laptap computer caused a scare at Norfolk International Airport, prompting a brief evacuation.

Airport officials tell The Virginian Pilota search found no evidence of explosives Monday afternoon. The evacuation was ended about 20 minutes later.

An airport police officer found the laptop on a chair near the ticket counters for American Airlines and US Airways. The Transportation Security Administration and airport police X-rayed the bag before declaring it harmless.

The laptop awaits its owner at the airport police property room.