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29 Aug 2016
Update: Mass evacuation at LAX Airport, 'active shooter' situation
According to RT News, social media posts from Los Angeles International Airport are describing shots fired and police rushing to the scene as footage shows people being evacuated.
RT notes: "Multiple calls are coming in for terminals 1, 5, and 7. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) says there are people possibly barricaded in bathrooms in terminal 6, Culvercity311 reported on Twitter."
RT adds: "A report from LA County Scanner's Twitter account said the shooting is taking place at terminal 8", adding that "the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a ground stop at the airport until 10pm local time. Authorities have closed the airport to incoming traffic."