Terminal Cleared After Security Finds Suspect Bicycle. You Read That Right...

Security officers cleared passengers out of Concourse C at Memphis International Airport (MEM) Tuesday, after airport police came across a bicycle chained outside the terminal with a sticker on it, proclaiming "This Bike is a Pipe Bomb."

WHBQ-13 reports the security issue delayed some flights, and caused more than a few scary moments for those waiting for passengers to arrive to the terminal. "That's scary, that's scary," said Dora Rogers. "I really was afraid because my daughter was supposed to be here at six o'clock."

The hubbub also caused trouble for passengers trying to catch their flights... as traffic backed up on roads into MEM due to the security scare. "They were starting to get out of their cars pulling their luggage trying to get to the airport and I was trying to find out what was going on," Rogers told the Fox affiliate.

As you might have guessed by now -- particularly if you're a fan of folk-punk music -- there was no bomb in the bicycle. "This Bike is a Pipe Bomb" is the name of a band from Pensacola, FL, whose stickers are found on more than few bicycles, especially those ridden on college campuses.

In fact, this wasn't the first time those stickers have caused problems. Ohio University was locked down in 2006 after police there found an unattended bicycle with the sticker on it.

Memphis Airport VP of Operations John Greaud defended the airport's reaction. "We established a perimeter around it and had a fire watch in case there was an explosion," he said. "We had one of our K9 dogs confirm it was not an explosive.

"Safety of the traveling public is our first concern."

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