Threat prompts evacuation of Terminal 3 at LAX

LAX Terminal 3 briefly evacuated following unspecified threat
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Terminal 3 at LAX was briefly evacuated Tuesday after authorities received an unspecified threat.

Passengers and airport workers were moved out of the terminal around 3 p.m.

Airport police responded to the area and found no potential threats. Authorities allowed travelers back into the terminal at around 3:30 p.m.

LAX authorities did not immediately say when the terminal was evacuated, how they received the threat or how long the terminal was evacuated.

No further information was released.

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