1,000 Evacuated From D.C. Airport Security Scare Causes Evacuation at Reagan National Airport The Associated Press W A S H I N G T O N, Nov. 22 The woman set off the alarm in the airport's North Terminal and kept on walking toward the concourse gate after being told to wait for a security check, said David Steigman, a spokesmen for the Transportation Security Administration. He said about 1,000 US Airways passengers were evacuated but were allowed to return an hour later for rescreening. Security officers were searching for the woman, who was not identified. Copyright 2002 The Associated Press.