Thai plane in LA bomb scare: FBI

Police in the US boarded a Thai Airways airliner at LAX after it landed there when they received a bombed warning. Authorities said that there was no credible threat found aboard the plane.

The jet landed in a remote part of the airport, and over 150 passengers were ordered off the plane, and then bomb squad police boarded the aircraft. This event comes just days ahead of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. An FBI official says that there was a threat that was written on a mirror and left in a lavatory. After the plane landed the crew and passengers were interviewed. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said that officials searched cargo, luggage and the entire aircraft. There was no credible threat found, according to Eimiller. An investigation into finding the person responsible for making the threat is underway. The FB and LA police bomb technicians and canine handlers rendered the aircraft’s conents. A police spokesperson says that the police were contacted at around 7 pm, and they were told of the alleged threat to Thai Airways Flight 794. The plane landed as scheduled at 8:45 pm. More then 18 fire trucks and fire engines were already at the airport waiting for the plane to land. The bomb threat emerged when the plane was in the air still, according to Thai press reports. According to the Bangkok Post, they say that an official on the aircraft said that a cabin crew member found the threat written on a mirror in the toilet. The event is unlikely to have an impact on the airline's business.