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Last night, passengers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) received word of gunfire inside terminals 6, 7 and 8 around 8:45pm. Police acted fast, setting up a command post and not allowing anyone to enter the central terminal area. The panic caused all flight operations on the airport’s two southern runways to be halted for about a half hour due to passengers evacuating from the terminal onto the restricted runway area.
False reports of shots fired at LAX prompts evacuation of some passengers https://t.co/4v8aQKbM6x Upper/Departures & Lower/Arrivals levels of Central Terminal Area (CTA) closed. Pls check w/ airlines if heading to LAX
After about two hours, it was clear that the reports of gunfire were unsubstantiated and people were allowed to re-enter the terminals after being re-screened.
All terminals have been cleared and passengers are proceeding through federal security screening in all terminals.
— LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) August 29, 2016
Individual in Zorro costume has been detained by @LAAirportPD
Oh, and here’s a video of Zorro:
BREAKING NEWS: Before things got really crazy - a man in a Zorro costume with a plastic sword was arrested. #LAX pic.twitter.com/hIOUykdog5
After several attacks at major European airports and another false alarm at JFK, US airports have been on high alert. At this point, it seems that the panic was caused by miscommunication about “some young individuals that were in the terminal area,” according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, but reports of an attack can’t be ignored, and authorities acted accordingly by evacuating terminals and blocking entry for a period of time.
Source: thepointsguy.com