U.S. airline flights land in Atlanta after bomb threats

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Reuters:

Jonathan Kaminsky

Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:07pm EST

 

(Reuters) - Two U.S. airline flights accompanied by military fighter jets landed safely on Saturday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta after bomb threats were made against them, an airport spokesman said.

 

The threats against Delta Air Lines flight 1156, coming from Portland, Oregon, and Southwest Airlines flight 2492, from Milwaukee, were deemed credible, said airport spokesman Reese McCranie.

 

No bomb was found aboard the Delta flight while the Southwest flight was still being searched by explosives units, Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesman Special Agent Stephen Emmett said.

 

Atlanta's WSB-TV News reported that the threats were made on Twitter Inc, without citing a source.

 

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