Breaking news out of Los Angeles where we’re seeing reports that an American Eagle flight from Houston to LAX has been quarantined on the tarmac as police investigate a bomb threat:
#BREAKING: Police investigate bomb threat on arriving flight at LAX, plane quarantined. https://t.co/EDxsCG6vRH pic.twitter.com/kOSEWup67R
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) May 24, 2016
According to reports, armed police officers and a bomb-sniffing dog are searching the plane now:
UPDATE LAX Armed police and dog now boarding the aircraft – @FlightAlerts777 https://t.co/JW1TKH6toU pic.twitter.com/H0ZARCEw9a
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 24, 2016
Armed police approach American Eagle flight after landing at LAX amid phoned-in bomb threat. pic.twitter.com/QkgGed0cu2
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) May 24, 2016
WATCH LIVE: Bomb-sniffing dog sweeps cabin of plane at LAX after reported threat https://t.co/aUBBjw3U9J https://t.co/1tDIwlzVhx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 24, 2016
The threat was reportedly phoned in while the plane was in the air:
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JUST IN: Police check plane after bomb threat at LAX. Tune in to MSNBC for updates. https://t.co/ArGPViseNu
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 24, 2016
We’ll update this post as soon as we learn more.
Update 1:07. Evacuation in progress:
UPDATE LAX Evacuation of American Eagle #AA5931 in progress https://t.co/JW1TKH6toU pic.twitter.com/T9EmejV90v
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 24, 2016
LAX update: Shuttle buses have been brought in to carry passengers, who are now being
brought off the aircraft.— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) May 24, 2016
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