DEVELOPING: Police investigate bomb threat to American Eagle jet at LAX

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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