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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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
Heavy.com reports
no confirmation of shooting can be verified
(Score: 3, Insightful) by dyingtolive on Monday August 29 2016, @08:01PM
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.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!