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: 2) by donkeyhotay on Tuesday August 30 2016, @09:32PM
The point is that there were no real gunshots. Someone just REPORTS gunshots, and everyone freaks out.
I don't mind people getting frightened about real gunshots, but it appears that we've gotten to the point where someone can just call in and say, "I heard gunshots" and the entire area is paralyzed.