The late morning incident began when routine checks found traces of what could have been an explosive on a package.
Special dogs were brought in to check the item at the Southwest Airlines cargo facility.
Officials also contacted the shipper of the package.
Transportation Security Administration official Mike Restovich says Love Field is safe and the testing was a precaution.
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New Warnings in Saudi Arabia
June 07, 2004 2305 GMT
Summary
A warning has been posted on a Web site threatening attacks against Western "compounds, bases and means of transport, especially Western and American airlines" in Saudi Arabia.
Analysis
The latest warning from a self-proclaimed al Qaeda cell in Saudi Arabia threatens attacks against Western "compounds, bases and means of transport, especially Western and American airlines." The threat, posted on a Web site known for carrying messages by groups associated with al Qaeda, warns Muslims to stay away from Western compounds and homes in order to avoid being injured or killed in attacks.
The warning is unusual for its specificity, at least for messages by this particular militant group led by Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin. It suggests growing boldness by an organization that has carried out several relatively successful attacks in recent weeks.
In issuing the more specific threat, the al Qaeda-linked militants can add to the sense of fear already growing inside Saudi Arabia. International intelligence agencies already have warned of heightened threats, several companies are withdrawing non-essential personnel and governments are strongly discouraging travel to Saudi Arabia.
Although al Qaeda often has used threats to "ping" the system of foreign intelligence -- to see how well it responded and to mislead the efforts of counterterrorism teams -- the current threat might be different. Emboldened by recent attacks in Yanbu and Khobar and growing much more vocal -- at least via the Internet -- al-Muqrin need only continue his current style of attacks to successfully fulfill this warning, and not only raise his stature but also the impression of strength and invulnerability.
There is no need for militants to hijack an airliner. Attacks against an airport -- or a surface-to-air missile attack on an aircraft -- would be more than sufficient to significantly raise the threat perception inside Saudi Arabia, perhaps hastening the departure of foreign contractors, one of the militants' goals. Another attack against a Western residential compound, or a strike against a company bus or car could also be seen as fitting the warning.
Al-Muqrin, in permitting these warnings, is virtually daring the Saudi intelligence services to try to stop him. This results from a sense that he can -- and will -- order another attack, and it will likely be soon.
Al-Muqrin has begun to develop a track record in which things he says or writes about happen soon thereafter. Days before four militants attacked Western company offices and housing compounds May 29 in Khobar, he issued a call for small groups of militants -- numbering around four people -- to undertake attacks in Saudi cities. Whether his statements are taken as direction or inspiration by jihadists, they are important to note.
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