LONG BEACH, California, Oct. 25, 2005
Bomb Threats Close Calif. Airports
Airports In Long Beach, Orange County Shut Down After Threats
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Bomb threats were made by telephone, according to Long Beach airport spokeswoman Sharon Diggs-Jackson and federal Transportation Security Administration spokesman Nico Melendez.
At Long Beach, all early flights were canceled, said police Nancy Pratt. Police were searching the airport with bomb-sniffing dogs.
Officials cautioned that even after the airport was reopened there would be long delays because screeners would have to check a large volume of passengers.
John Wayne Airport in Orange County reopened and resumed normal operations, Melendez said.
Both airports are located within 50 miles of Los Angeles.
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