BAG BRINGS OUT BOMB SQUAD.Byline: - Staff and wire reports An unattended gym bag at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX shut down two terminals for an hour Sunday, forcing an evacuation and delaying several flights, airport officials said. Members of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's bomb squad were called in shortly before 6 p.m. when the unattended bag was reported inside the El Paseo El Paseo is downtown Palm Desert's main shopping street. The area around the street has evolved into an upscale shopping district featuring 150 exclusive boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants. Cafe. The restaurant is inside Terminal 1, which serves America West, Southwest and US Airways. Terminal 3, which serves seven airlines, including American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the and Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. , also was closed during the bomb scare. However, police determined the gym bag posed no danger and began to clear the scene around 6:45 p.m., said Officer Marlo Lopez-Delharo, a police spokeswoman. Before alerting police, airport officials called a pager number listed on a name tag attached to the gym bag, said LAX spokesman Harold Johnson. When no one responded to the page, he said, airport authorities erred on the side of caution. ``In the past we would have waited to call the police for something like this,'' Johnson said. ``Now we call them right away.'' While several flights were delayed during the evacuation, airline officials reported no delays later in the evening. |
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