Augusta airport briefly evacuated for suspicious hair dryer

AUGUSTA - Augusta Regional Airport was evacuated for about two hours Friday afternoon after a suspicious bag was discovered behind a ticket counter. A device inside the bag turned out to be a hair dryer. <br> <br> No flights were affected or canceled, said airport spokeswoman Kathryn Solee. Passengers boarded planes through outside gates, and baggage claim was moved outside. <br> <br> Richmond County Sheriff&#39;s Sgt. Charles Harwell said the luggage was apparently left by an employee. <br> <br> ``They had to blow the lock off of it and enter the suitcase and make sure there wasn&#39;t anything in there the X-ray didn&#39;t show up,&#39;&#39; he said.

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