Andrew
10-25-2005, 10:56 AM
Threats prompt closures of airports in Long Beach, Orange County (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/10/25/state/n065731D43.DTL&feed=rss.news) -- SFGate/AP, 2005-10-25
Airports in Long Beach and Orange County were shut down Tuesday morning because of bomb threats, officials said.
The Long Beach threat was made in a telephone call placed to the facility around 3 a.m., said airport spokeswoman Sharon Diggs-Jackson. The threat to John Wayne Airport in Orange County also came in a telephone call, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the federal Transportation Security Administration.
He said he did not know if flights had been affected but added that the airport was operating normally.
Airports in Long Beach and Orange County were shut down Tuesday morning because of bomb threats, officials said.
The Long Beach threat was made in a telephone call placed to the facility around 3 a.m., said airport spokeswoman Sharon Diggs-Jackson. The threat to John Wayne Airport in Orange County also came in a telephone call, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the federal Transportation Security Administration.
He said he did not know if flights had been affected but added that the airport was operating normally.