Nov 8, 2007 3:05 pm US/Central
Chicago Flight To N.Y. Searched For Bomb
Officials: American Airlines Plane Was Subject Of Threat
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
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Authorities search the luggage from an American Airlines plane that was the subject of a bomb threat after it was flown from Chicago to New York.
CBS
A plane that flew from Chicago to LaGuardia Airport was searched Thursday after someone reported finding a bomb threat against the plane on the Internet, officials said.
Police and emergency vehicles were on hand at LaGuardia when an American Airlines flight from Chicago landed early Thursday afternoon.
The MD-80, flight 382, was towed to a secure area after it landed. After several minutes buses were driven alongside the plane and passengers were able to disembark.
Officials said the plane received some type of bomb threat.
The call came into a general number at the New York Police Department and was transferred to 911. The caller, who spoke slowly, claimed he had seen information on the Internet that there was a bomb on the flight, authorities said. The plane had apparently landed when the call was received.
Live video from CBS 2 sister station WCBS-TV's chopper showed the passengers being herded to an area between the buses and what appeared to be a concrete retaining wall.
A short time later, authorities removed all of the luggage from the plane's cargo hold. A Port Authority police officer then walked a bomb-sniffing dog up to each bag so it could check for explosives.
The dogs searched each bag, but no bags were opened. It did not appear that any explosives were found.
The American Airlines Web site indicated flight 382 left O'Hare International Airport at 9:31 a.m. CST and arrived at LaGuardia at 1:28 p.m. EST, nearly 45 minutes late.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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