Has anyone heard or seen news about shutting down LA airport?

[cheshire]

Aparently a flashlight blew up. I guess security caught while checking bags. No big thing but they shut down big time. Don't know if this is good, bad or neither.

[politicat]

1. comcast.net has it on their webpage

I don't know if anyone can get to this, but here's the link.

http://www.comcast.net/News/DOMESTIC//XML/1110_AP_Online_Regional___National__US_/988f6e64-c82a-4cde-bfa4-3027b13195f1.html

Quotes:

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles International Airport was shut down early Saturday because of a possible security breach and a separate incident at an international terminal security screening station, an airport spokesman said.

No information was immediately available on the incident at Tom Bradley International Terminal, airport spokesman Harold Johnson said.

Officials also did not explain the possible security breach that shut down terminals 6, 7 and 8. The terminals are connected.

Paul Turk, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said flights were not being allowed to depart, but an Associated Press reporter nearby saw two flights take off from the airport. Inbound flights were being allowed to land but passengers were not being taken off the plane, Turk said.

<--snip-->

That's about it....

Pcat

[blondeatlast]

2. Latest Breaking News. nt

[Shopaholic]

3. How does a flashlight blow up?

I've never heard of this happening.