Passenger’s comment leads to evacuation of LAX terminal
An airline passenger was in FBI custody Sunday after his “suspicious comment” forced a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport to be evacuated for two hours, authorities said.
A man on Southwest Airlines flight 1182 from El Paso made the comment Sunday about 2 p.m., said airport spokesman Albert Rodriguez. It was unclear exactly what the man said.
A police bomb squad searched the man and his luggage as he got off the plane but no weapons or explosives were found, Rodriguez said.
The man was taken into custody by the FBI, which was continuing the investigation. An FBI spokeswoman declined to comment late Sunday.
More than 1,800 passengers on Southwest and US Airways had their flights delayed.
Operations returned to normal about 4 p.m., Rodriguez said.
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