Additional police officers are being deployed to airports in New York City and New Jersey after an attack at an airport in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday that travelers should expect to see officers with tactical weapons patrolling at New York’s John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports and at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport.

Port Authority officials said they were continuing to monitor the situation in Turkey alongside federal and local officials, including the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.

At around 9:00AM Wednesday morning, authorities were on the scene at the Terminal 5 departure area at JFK Airport with an unattended bag. The area around the bag was evacuated and roadways to the terminal were closed.

The bomb squad responded, the bag was cleared and people were being allowed back into the building.

(AP)