Threat prompts closure of Long Beach Airport

[Lasher]

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Long Beach Airport was shut down Tuesday morning because of a bomb threat, officials said.

The threat was made in a telephone call placed to the facility around 3 a.m., said airport spokeswoman Sharon Diggs-Jackson.

All early flights were canceled, said Nancy Pratt, a spokeswoman for the Long Beach Police Department. Planes begin arriving and departing from the airport after 7 a.m., she said.

Police were searching all areas of the airport with bomb-sniffing dogs, Pratt said.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/12992178.htm

[soleft]

1. Someone needs to keep Cheney away from the phone

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. Glad I had court in Long Beach yesterday and not today

I'll bet the fwy is a mess because of this...not that it isn't always

[MaineDem]

3. Is this the first terra alert of the day?

We'll have to have a big press event to raise the threat level soon, no?

[Burma Jones]

4. NOBODY had better mess with my favorite airport

I love Long Beach Airport, it's so personable.....