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| Breaking LAX Airport shut down; Security breech and checkpoint incident; developing | |
| 2004-09-04 | |
Los Angeles International Airport was shut down early Saturday because of a possible security breach and a separate incident at an international terminal security screening station, an airport spokesman said. No information was immediately available on the incident at Tom Bradley International Terminal, airport spokesman Harold Johnson said. Officials also did not explain the possible security breach that shut down terminals 6, 7 and 8. The terminals are connected. Traffic was being diverted from the airport.
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #9 A publicity stunt for the new show LAX? I wonder. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-09-04 9:23:04 PM |
| #8 "torch" [Brit.] == "flashlight" [U.S.] Earlier Fox had a report that said something like "a flashlight with corroded batteries exploded." That changed to "something that looked like a flashlight." Now (1:47pm est) the Fox report is gone, and all they have up is a considerably less detailed AP dispatch. It does say two incidents, and quotes the FBI as saying they "appeared to be unrelated," but I wonder... |
| Posted by: Old Grouch 2004-09-04 1:50:10 PM |
| #7 Third attack on LAX? (Millenium bomb, LAX shooter, then this) |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-09-04 1:33:15 PM |
| #6 What kind of "small explosion" wounds seven? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2004-09-04 1:02:49 PM |
| #5 Explosion caused by torch passing through x-ray machine? Bizarre. |
| Posted by: Lux 2004-09-04 12:32:04 PM |
| #4 I LOVE broaches |
| Posted by: Madeleine Halfbright 2004-09-04 12:24:48 PM |
| #3 Calm down, now; no need to get your broaches in a bunch over a simple misspelling... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-09-04 12:18:34 PM |
| #2 reports of explosion! But not clear whether this was a controlled explosion or not... |
| Posted by: Lux 2004-09-04 12:18:03 PM |
| #1 breach, not breech... doh! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-04 12:13:44 PM |