Man Arrested in Bomb Threat That Led to Airport Evacuation

People gather by a police line at San Francisco International Airport after a reported bomb threat forced an evacuation of the International Terminal in San Francisco, Calif., on July 15, 2022. Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

SAN FRANCISCO—An Oakland man was arrested for allegedly reporting a false bomb threat over the weekend, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the San Francisco International Airport’s international terminal, police said Monday.

Terry Addison, 53, was charged with reporting a false bomb threat and malicious report of a false bomb threat, the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement.