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| LAX shut due to possible security breach Separate incident at screening station also under investigation The Associated Press Updated: 12:49 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2004 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. Flights were not being allowed to depart, but inbound flights were being allowed to land, said Paul Turk, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. Passengers were not taken off the planes. Traffic was being diverted from the airport.
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| Report: Explosion Prompts LAX Shutdown Saturday, September 04, 2004 LOS ANGELES — An exploding flashlight that injured seven people prompted a shutdown at Los Angeles International Airport (search), an airport worker told FOX News. Sharon Mayes, parking supervisor at LAX, said two separate security breaches caused airport officials to close off terminals 6,7 and 8, which are connected, and ground all flights. Flights have been allowed to land, but passengers have not been permitted to exit planes. Mayes also said the LAPD bomb squad was en route to the airport. It was not immediately possible to verify the report of the explosion. One of the incidents occurred at an international terminal security screening station, an airport spokesman said. Airport officials did not provide further information on the incident at Tom Bradley International Terminal (search). Officials also did not explain the possible security breach that shut down terminals 6, 7 and 8. The terminals are connected. Flights were not being allowed to depart, but inbound flights were being allowed to land, said Paul Turk, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (search). Passengers were not taken off the planes
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