Bomb threat forces brief evacuation at LAX terminal
A bomb threat at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) forced the temporary evacuation of Terminal 1 on Friday afternoon, local media reported citing police.
Police said they received a “non-specific” threat just before 2:00 pm local time, prompting the evacuation, NBC Los Angeles reported.
I am at #LAX in Terminal 1 and they have pushed everyone inside to the back of the terminal pic.twitter.com/1ruQQt7yBJ
— katie hanzlik (@runwinekatie) January 8, 2016However, the FBI soon determined that the threat was "non-credible," according to local channel ABC 7.
The terminal was then re-opened around 3:00pm
It's over! Letting folks move back toward front of #LAX terminal 1 - better to be safe than sorry! pic.twitter.com/zD8CfqJArY
— Richard Costigan III (@richardcostigan) January 8, 2016
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