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| Los Angeles airport evacuation sparked by 'loud noises' | Los Angeles airport evacuation sparked by 'loud noises' |
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| Unconfirmed reports of gunshots, later described by police as just "loud noises", have sparked evacuations at Los Angeles airport. | Unconfirmed reports of gunshots, later described by police as just "loud noises", have sparked evacuations at Los Angeles airport. |
| People fled the airport on Sunday night amid the shooting reports, with scenes of abandoned luggage on pavements. | People fled the airport on Sunday night amid the shooting reports, with scenes of abandoned luggage on pavements. |
| Traffic to the terminal was closed and no flights were allowed to land, but operations have now resumed. | |
| LA police tweeted that no shots had been fired and there were no injuries. They are investigating the noises. | LA police tweeted that no shots had been fired and there were no injuries. They are investigating the noises. |
| The police and fire departments had deployed many units to the airport after reports of a "security situation" and a possible "active shooter". | |
| Los Angeles airport tweeted that an individual in a "Zorro" costume had been detained. | |
| One passenger, Scott McDonald, told Associated Press he had been trying to disembark from a plane and had been told to get back on. | One passenger, Scott McDonald, told Associated Press he had been trying to disembark from a plane and had been told to get back on. |
| He said he had seen many people gathered on the tarmac. | He said he had seen many people gathered on the tarmac. |
| Actress Anne Dudek told the LA Times she had been on an escalator when a man ran past saying people were being shot. | |
| "People started dropping bags and running out of the terminal," she said. "Panic spread." | |
| She said she had also left the terminal and run through a parking area to her car and left the airport. | |
| The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily held some Los Angeles-bound flights. | The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily held some Los Angeles-bound flights. |
| Passengers were later allowed to return to the terminal to gather luggage left behind. | |
| Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the world's seventh busiest by traffic. |