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Brief delay at Pearson airport after three people bypass security

Toronto Pearson tweeted Saturday morning that a "containment issue" temporarily paused passenger processing and "pushbacks" from gates for flights to the U.S. GETTY IMAGES

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Police west of Toronto say a brief delay at Pearson airport’s Terminal 1 was the result of three people bypassing security.

Const. Iryna Yashnyk, a spokeswoman for Peel Regional Police, says three people were not completely screened as they passed through U.S. customs.

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They’ve since been located, screened and are on their way, and Yashnyk says there are no charges and no risk to the public.

Toronto Pearson tweeted Saturday morning that a “containment issue” temporarily paused passenger processing and “pushbacks” from gates for flights to the U.S.

The airport says some, but not all, passengers needed to deplane.

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It says the problem has since been fixed and normal operations have resumed.

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