LAX Police Reopen Evacuated Curbside Baggage Claims After Bomb Threat

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CBSLA.com) — A bomb threat involving Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday turned out to be unfounded, but many travelers still suffered long delays due to the scare.

A bomb squad responded to the lower level of Terminal 4 after someone called in a bomb threat to the FBI around 3 p.m., LAX police report.

The threat reportedly involved a Homeland Security van.

Police set up a perimeter and traffic was diverted away from the curbside baggage claims at terminals 3 through 6.

Crews found no sign of a bomb and reopened the terminals to pedestrians and vehicle traffic.

The FBI on Saturday was investigating the source of the bomb threat.

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