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Police Say No Shooting Occurred at LAX

posted by janrinok on Monday August 29 2016, @02:40PM   Printer-friendly
from the better-panic-than-sorry dept.

The BBC is reporting:

Unconfirmed reports of gunshots, later described by police as just "loud noises", have sparked evacuations at Los Angeles airport.

People fled the airport on Sunday night amid the shooting reports, with scenes of abandoned luggage on pavements.

Traffic to the terminal was halted and no flights were allowed to land, but operations have now resumed.

LA police tweeted that no shots had been fired and there were no injuries. They are investigating the noises.

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An Anonymous Coward writes:

The L.A. Times says there are unconfirmed reports of shots fired in three terminals at the L.A. airport.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-airport-shooter-20160828-snap-story.html#nt=oft12aH-1li3

-- OriginalOwner_ writes:

Heavy.com reports

no confirmation of shooting can be verified

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday August 29 2016, @03:02PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday August 29 2016, @03:02PM (#394740) Journal

    When the cops are in denial, I can only assume that there WAS a shooting. (sarcasm folks)

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  • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday August 29 2016, @03:14PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Monday August 29 2016, @03:14PM (#394751) Journal

    It's okay, they shot a black guy after they mistook his black coffee for a weapon.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 29 2016, @05:48PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 29 2016, @05:48PM (#394845)

      Well if he didn't use an orange cap on the coffee cup to clearly distinguish his imitation firearm from the real thing it seems the error was his.

      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday August 29 2016, @07:19PM

        by bob_super (1357) on Monday August 29 2016, @07:19PM (#394882)

        The last time I had to follow a "friend" into a major coffee chain, I was ready to call the CIA to get them all arrested for spying. There's no way I'll believe you need to use that obscure of a code to order a big coffee with milk.
        In retrospect, maybe it wasn't the Newfangled Putin Ruskies, but Evil Black Gangsta Terrorist Dialect. I'm not sure who I'm supposed to blame my ignoramus moments for anymore.
        Sure wasn't English...