Bomb threats hit two Los Angeles-area airports

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Los Angeles-area airports
received bomb threats early on Tuesday morning but searches
turned up no explosives.

A bomb threat delayed flights at the Long Beach airport and
a separate threat at nearby John Wayne Airport was resolved
before flights were due to begin, officials said.

Long Beach airport police found no bomb following a search
and flights were due to resume during the morning.

Orange County’s John Wayne airport spokeswoman Jenny Wedge
said it was unclear if the two threats were related. She said
her airport received a “non-specific” threat around 3 a.m.
(1000 EDT), but the airport opened on time after a police
search found no bomb.

A threat was called in to the Long Beach Airport six
minutes later, according to a Long Beach Police Department
spokesman. The threat was treated as “non-specific” and
“non-credible” a spokesman for the Department of Homeland
Security said, who added that eight flights had been affected.

Officials gave no further details on the threats.

(Additional reporting by Caroline Drees in Washington)