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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: 3, Insightful) by dyingtolive on Monday August 29 2016, @03:20PM

    by dyingtolive (952) on Monday August 29 2016, @03:20PM (#394755)

    It was still a story, just not the one they thought it would be.

    It's not the sad story about a lunatic spreading fear through violence. It's just the same sad story about the cattle getting spooked by a little noise.

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday August 29 2016, @05:39PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Monday August 29 2016, @05:39PM (#394837) Journal

    It's just the same sad story about the cattle getting spooked by a little noise.
     
    When hearing explosive sounds I encourage you to remain in place. After all, one needn't outrun the bear...

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by dyingtolive on Monday August 29 2016, @08:01PM

      by dyingtolive (952) on Monday August 29 2016, @08:01PM (#394905)

      I didn't see anything commenting on "explosive sounds". I read "loud noises". I suppose that could be anything from a baby crying up to the planet exploding, but, absent context, I will assume that it was someone listening to shitty pop music through the shitty speaker on their shitty iPhone, and I will continue to arrogantly sneer at the delightful little fear culture we have built up here.

      Don't get me wrong, dying is pretty bad. Like, easily top 10 things I don't want to do today, easily. It's just that jumping at every noise behind me isn't a life I'm comfortable living.

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