NY airport terminal evacuated due to suspicious bag

NEW YORK Aug 1 (Reuters) - Authorities closed one of the terminals at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Saturday and took a man into custody after discovering a suspicious bag, a television station reported.

A police bomb squad was called in to check out the man's bag, NBC's New York affiliate said.

A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the airport's main terminal was evacuated about 5:30 a.m./(0930 GMT) There was no indication when the terminal would be reopened. (Reporting by Bill Trott)