2 People Detained at Los Angeles Airport After Reports of Armed Individual: Officials

2 People Detained at Los Angeles Airport After Reports of Armed Individual: Officials
Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Aug. 9, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Two people were detained at the Los Angeles International Airport after airport officers responded to reports of an individual with a firearm on Thursday evening.

In a statement, LAX said a security incident was reported at about 7:30 p.m., which prompted the self-evacuation of some 300 passengers from Terminal 1 onto the airfield. Flights were temporarily grounded, before the airport fully reopened by 9:12 p.m.
Isabel van Brugen
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