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The Thomas Bradley International terminal at LAX airport is closed and being evacuated due to a suspicious package.
According to CBS Los Angeles, the bomb squad cleared the suspicious item and arrival level was reopened.
via CBS Los Angeles:
The arrivals level of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was evacuated Tuesday due to a suspicious package.
The suspicious package was reported by Los Angeles Airport police just before noon. The arrivals terminal was evacuated and fliers were asked to use the departures level to access TBIT.
The nature of the package and how it was found were not confirmed.
About Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport, known as LAX, is the largest and busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles Area and the state of California, the second busiest airport in the United States, as well as one of the largest international airports in the world. It is the only airport in the world to serve as a hub for five major airlines.
Los Angeles Airport is most often referred to by its IATA airport code (and FAA LID) LAX, with the letters pronounced individually.
LAX is in the southwestern Los Angeles area along the Pacific Ocean between the neighborhood of Westchester to its immediate north, the city of El Segundo to its immediate south and the city of Inglewood its immediate east. It is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, an agency of the government of Los Angeles, formerly known as the Department of Airports.
