Bomb Squad Gives All-Clear After Unattended Bag Spurs Evacuations At LAX

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An unattended bag at Los Angeles International Airport prompted the evacuation of a section of a terminal before a bomb squad gave the all-clear.

Passengers had been evacuated to the lower level of Terminal 8 at LAX because of the bag on Thursday afternoon.

The incident unfolded near Gate 81 just before 5 p.m. after a person alerted airport police to the bag left in the men's restroom.

The bag was deemed suspicious, according to authorities, and prompted the brief evacuation of passengers to the lower-level of Terminal 8.

A bomb squad was dispatched and determined that the bag was not a threat just before 5:40 p.m.

The terminal was subsequently reopened to passengers.

No further information was immediately available.